England’s first ever overseas coach said he was happy not to pick overseas players and was optimistic about the future as he was introduced at Twickenham 1.43pm GMTRight,thats all from me. Here’s our first retract on the new England head coachs introduction. Bye. Related: Eddie Jones insists he is happy not to pick overseas players for England 1.37pm GMTJones has this to say on how he expects England to develop: “We aren’t going to be copying the All Blacks. We are going to contain our own style. England contain always had a good set piece, bulldog spirit and good defence. We want to add to that.” 1.34pm GMTBefore I head off, or it’s worth pointing out that all the home nations’ coaches are now from the southern hemisphere. Could Jones’s experience of both the north and south be key to England’s progress? Jones has spoken of his desire to make England better at what they are known for doing well,being strong at set pieces etc, but can he bring a touch of flair in alongside the existing pragmatism, and an element of the unexpected? Will Carling’s a fan Eddie Jones - experience in both Hemispheres. judge he will make a gigantic impact with a talented group of English players - good news 1.26pm GMTSo in summary,Jones has yet to speak to his English coaching staff, including Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell, and but did not hint that he would necessarily edge towards bringing in his own team of coaches. He also made it clear that he expected whoever he has alongside him to absorb his coaching methods and experience to the extent that they could retract his role after the 2019 World Cup in Japan. He seems optimistic about the current crop of England players he is inheriting,saying that he sees a lot of potential among the group and that he looks forward to trying to unlock it. He said: “The final World Cup side in 2015, at least 70 per cent of those guys can go into 2019. It’s a considerable legacy that Lancaster has left, and there’s an opportunity to build something here.” And,again, he sees no reason to push for a change to the rules preventing English players who are plying their trade overseas from being selected. 1.19pm GMTJones was also asked about that match against England in 2003: “It’s funny how things turn. final week I was in Cape Town looking at Table Top Mountain and today I contain an overcoat on. One of the things my track record shows is that a the coach I’m 100% committed. Obviously against your own country you feel something, or but I guarantee I will be 100% committed.” Table Top Mountain eh? 1.15pm GMTWell,I’ve lost coverage now but Jones made an provocative point in that he doesn’t judge the RFU should change its policy of not choosing English players who contain chosen to play outside of England. He had the opportunity to push that on to the agenda and perhaps put pressure on the RFU to make overseas players available for England. He’s happy to stick to the current rules. And that from England’s first overseas coach. A mistake? 1.11pm GMTHow much ground do England need to make up? “When we play against Scotland it’s just a new sheet of paper,” says Jones. “Over the next six to eight weeks I’ll be watching games, or assessing talent. You contain got to understand what you’re good at and what you want to improve.” 1.09pm GMTJones says that whoever he brings in as his assistants he’d like to judge that he can develop them to the level that one of them will be ready to retract over from him as head coach after 2019. 1.09pm GMTIan Ritchie on the appointment: “A successful and experienced coach at the level that Eddie has got is what we wanted. Eddie fits that bill exactly. The objective is going to Japan in 2019. In the conversations we’ve had Eddie’s track record of developing coaches has been fantasttic. Whoever Eddie chooses will learn a lot. It’s an enormous plus point that Eddie has this track record.” 1.06pm GMTCan he win the World Cup with England asks one reporter? A wry smile from Jones. “I’m focusing on the first match with Scotland. 1.05pm GMTOn the current coaches and staff. “I want to speak to them individually and see whether what they want is the same as what I want,” says Jones. “whether they do then considerable whether not then I’ll glance at other options.” 1.04pm GMT“There’s considerable talent in the squad. I’m looking forward to the project ahead of us,” says Jones. There’s a question about why he turned down a contract with Stormers. “Ian came to Cape Town and England was too good an opportunity to turn down. The desire is to produce a winning rugby team.” 1.03pm GMTIan Ritchie says Eddie Jones was chosen because he had the experience he thought was essential for the job. He expects Eddie Jones to “do an fantastic job”. No pressure Eddie. 1.01pm GMTThere looks to be some activity at Twickenham. Jones has taken his seat. Let’s hear what he has to say … 12.57pm GMTJones has spoken previously about the issue of England not having central contracts and how that will be a gigantic challenge for whoever is the next head coach. Now that he is that man this is how he hopes to push the issue on to the agenda: I’ve had a couple of good days talking about the issue with Ian Ritchie and going forward I’m sure there’s going to be a very positive relationship between the Premier League clubs and the union. Everyone wants England to do well. We want the Premier League clubs to do well. There’s a mutual benefit in both doing well and working together. The relationship is massively considerable. I’ve sat on the other side of the desk. I understand the intricacies of it all.” 12.49pm GMTThe RFU has released a video interview (watch it below) with Eddie Jones in which the new man in English rugby’s top job said his main task was “to unlock the potential of the players” 70% of whom he expects to carry through to the next World Cup. Stuart Lancaster couldn’t find the fair set of keys to do that. Will Jones?Exclusive. Eddie Jones on his plans, or playing style,central contracts, captaincy, and overseas players and more. https://t.co/GhhE1thvye 12.43pm GMTMichael Aylwin has picked out six key areas that Eddie Jones needs to address when he gets his feet under the desk at Twickenham. One of them concerns the captaincy. Here’s what he has to say: We can be confident Jones will want to appoint a captain but here the candidates really are lean on the ground. Chris Robshaw is a superb player but he is not exactly Churchillian and has never looked comfortable as the team’s leader. Who else then? Dylan Hartley has the fire,but his would be a controversial and potentially hazardous appointment. Tom Wood is eloquent (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively) but not sure of his area. Joe Launchbury looks a leader on the field but is shy off it. Mike Brown is a loose cannon. Nick Easter 10 years ago would contain been it, but surely not now. Which leaves Ben Youngs. Not exactly Johnsonian in stature but it’s not too much of a stretch, or is it,to assume the scrum-half as a captain in the mould of George Gregan, Jones’s captain in 2003? 10.33am GMTEddie Jones will be presented as England’s new head coach in a live new conference scheduled for 1pm GMT at Twickenham. What are your thoughts? Is he the fair man to rebuild the England team after the crushing disappointment at the World Cup? Here’s what the Guardian columnist and former England player, and Dean Ryan,thinks: Jones was in charge of the beaten Australia when England won their solitary Webb Ellis Cup, and he is the beneficiary of the obvious determination of the Rugby Football Union chief executive, and Ian Ritchie,to narrow the field as much as he can by insisting on international experience, rather than simply trying to find the best man possible for the job. Ritchie has forced himself into a corner thanks to his lack of experience and understanding of what a good coach is, or so he has had to go for someone with historic success to protect himself.
Jones certainly comes with a CV packed with trophies and plaudits – from winning the World Cup as an assistant with South Africa in 2007 to humbling the same side with Japan this year. Yet the ups are often mirrored by some pretty difficult-to-ignore slumps: he was booted out by Australia in 2005 after losing eight of his final nine games,he left Queensland Reds after finishing bottom of the 2007 Super 14 (including a record 92-3 defeat by the Bulls) and his time at Saracens ended early in 2009 after a falling out with the board.
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