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RTÉ Rugby podcast: Questions raised over Ireland bench

The panel discuss the Ireland team to play against Japan on Saturday.

'It's difficult but we're preparing for war. In international rugby you need to be ready to go'

'Things have to be hard' - Hill relishes Jones' methods

Jonny Hill welcomes the demands made by Eddie Jones during England camp in the belief that being able to compete in Test rugby requires "preparing for war".

Rugby • 01 Nov 21

Eddie Jones: "I've coached for a fair period of time and there have probably been times when I haven't been as nice as I'd like to be."

'I'm not old school' - Jones defends management style

Eddie Jones has defended his coaching methods and high turnover rate of backroom staff in response to criticism of his England regime.

Rugby • 31 Oct 21

Anthony Watson is likely to miss the rest of the season

England hit with Watson and Cowan-Dickie injuries

England wing Anthony Watson looks set to miss the rest of the season after it was confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament.

Rugby • 19 Oct 21

'With the third World Cup campaign, my experience tells me that some players can want to go to the World Cup but they don't really have the will to prepare to win the World Cup'

Eddie Jones: Exiled stars must prove World Cup desire

Eddie Jones has told his discarded England stalwarts they must prove they have the hunger to be involved in a third World Cup if they are to save their international careers.

Rugby • 19 Oct 21

Jones urges swift resolution to Rassie Erasmus case

Eddie Jones has called for a swift resolution to the disciplinary action launched against South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus in order to set an example to the game.

Rugby • 06 Sep 21

Eddie Jones: "It is information-sharing but very useful."

Eddie Jones defends Japan trip 'to practise coaching'

England head coach Eddie Jones has defended his April trip to Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath and insisted coaches need to practise coaching during the off-season.

Rugby • 02 Jun 21

Eddie Jones' England finished fifth from six in this year's competition

Eddie Jones retains support of RFU despite poor results

England head coach Eddie Jones retains the "full support" of the Rugby Football Union following completion of its debrief into the recent Six Nations.

Rugby • 20 Apr 21

England finished fifth in the Six Nations for the second time in the Eddie Jones era

RFU promise 'brutally honest' review of English season

England's dismal Six Nations and the performance of head coach Eddie Jones will be subject to a "brutally honest analysis", according to the Rugby Football Union.

Rugby • 23 Mar 21

Eddie Jones is under contract with England until the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Jones admits England future is out of his hands

Eddie Jones admits his future lies in the hands of Twickenham but the head coach remains convinced he is the right man to lead England to the next World Cup.

Rugby • 21 Mar 21

Eddie Jones saw his England side well beaten by Ireland

Questions must be asked of Jones, says Woodward

England head coach Eddie Jones must be held accountable for their disastrous Six Nations campaign, but the priority should now be to address pressing issues within the team, former coach Clive Woodward said.

Rugby • 21 Mar 21

Jones expects 'world-class' Daly to click in Dublin

Eddie Jones expects to see Elliot Daly demonstrate his world class credentials against Ireland on Saturday to prove his recent struggle for form is over.

Rugby • 19 Mar 21

'Look, without being arrogant, I think England should always win the Six Nations - or be in contention to win the Six Nations' - Eddie Jones in 2016

Fallow year shouldn't deflect from Eddie's grand plan

The evidence of the 2018 Six Nations suggests we should be cautious about over-interpreting what we've seen from Eddie Jones' England in this campaign

Six Nations • 20 Mar 21

Eddie Jones: "(Captaincy) is a hard art and you have got to keep developing."

Farrell still learning to be a better captain - Jones

England head coach Eddie Jones said Owen Farrell is still learning to become a better leader after his captaincy came in for criticism during the Six Nations.

Six Nations • 08 Mar 21

Lawes' Lions participation is now in doubt

England call-up Northampton's Ribbans in place of Lawes

Uncapped Northampton lock David Ribbans has been called into England's Guinness Six Nations squad.

Rugby • 03 Mar 21

Jones stops short of blaming referee for defeat

Eddie Jones hinted strongly at his frustration with Pascal Gauzere but refused to condemn the French referee as England were dismantled 40-24 by Wales.

Rugby • 27 Feb 21

Louis Rees-Zammit has sparkled since making his debut for Wales

Jones tried to lure Rees-Zammit to England

Eddie Jones attempted to persuade Louis Rees-Zammit to choose England over Wales and having failed in his pursuit, he hopes the wing's explosive development stalls on Saturday.

Rugby • 21 Feb 21

'There is research that shows the arousal level has dropped and that the type of play and the type of behaviour has been less aggressive'

Jones: Empty grounds robbing England of aggression

Eddie Jones insists England are suffering from the drop in aggression that is evident across rugby and football due to the absence of spectators at grounds.

Rugby • 17 Feb 21

Jack Willis is taken off the Twickenham pitch

Jack Willis awaits specialist report on knee injury

England flanker Jack Willis will be given further specialist advice in the next fortnight to gauge the full extent of a knee injury that looks likely to end his season.

Rugby • 16 Feb 21

Winning by any means necessary is the Machiavellian motto for England coach Eddie Jones

England's main goal is glory at Six Nations - Jones

Eddie Jones insists England will play whatever style of rugby it takes to be successful even if that means kicking their way to Guinness Six Nations glory.

Rugby • 26 Jan 21

Eddie Jones looks on during the Trailfinders Challenge Cup match between Ealing Trailfinders and Saracens on Saturday

Jones self-isolating after assistant tests positive

England head coach Eddie Jones is being forced to self-isolate for 10 days after his assistant Matt Proudfoot tested positive for coronavirus.

Rugby • 20 Jan 21

The England coach can continue his consultancy work

'No conflict' as Jones cleared to continue Japan role

Eddie Jones has been cleared to continue as a consultant for Japanese Top League side Suntory Sungoliath after the Rugby Football Union said there is no conflict of interest despite England and Japan being drawn in the same 2023 World Cup pool.

Rugby • 16 Dec 20

Eddie Jones (r) looks on as England beat Ireland 18-7

Jones content with 'dominant' performance

England coach Eddie Jones was pleased with his team's Autumn Nations Cup victory over Ireland and declared there is more to come.

Rugby • 21 Nov 20

In reference to Ireland, England coach Jones had said, 'I heard someone calling them the United Nations'

'Jones jibes like water off a duck's back for Ireland'

England head coach Eddie Jones' jibes will be like "water off a duck's back" for Ireland, according to former international Donal Lenihan.

Rugby • 20 Nov 20

The England head coach has had plenty to say about the Irish team in the build-up to Saturday's game

England coach Jones hits Irish with United Nations jibe

Eddie Jones has aimed a series of psychological jabs at Ireland, who he mischievously referenced as the 'United Nations' in allusion to the number of southern hemisphere players in their starting XV.

Rugby • 19 Nov 20