Eddie Jones (rugby union)

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Edward Jones (born 30 January 1960), is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He coached the Australia national team from January until October 2023. He has previously coached Australia, Japan and England. He returned to the role of Japan head coach in January 2024. He coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final. He was an advisor with South Africa when the Springboks won the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and from 2012 to 2015 he coached Japan, leading them in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and an upset win over South Africa. In November 2015, Jones was appointed head coach of England and led them to win the 2016 and 2017 Six Nations Championships, becoming only the second national team to be unbeaten in a calendar year. He led England to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when they were beaten by South Africa. Jones played as a hooker for Sydney club Randwick and New South Wales and began coaching Randwick in 1994. He continued his career in Japan...

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