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Joe Cokanasiga: 'I assumed everything would come to me, that I wouldn't need to work hard'

Ireland great test for Cokanasiga, says Eddie Jones

Joe Cokanasiga performed Fiji's traditional Cibi war dance at the 2015 World Cup's opening night, all the while thinking he would never play in the global spectacle.

Rugby • 24 Aug 19

Conor McGregor addressed a recent incident in a Dublin pub in an interview with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani on ESPN last night.

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the latest sports news from this August Friday morning.

Other sport • 23 Aug 19

Jones set to unleash 'kamikaze kids' on Ireland

Eddie Jones believes "kamikaze kids" Tom Curry and Sam Underhill can make the difference for England at the World Cup.

Rugby • 23 Aug 19

Eddie Jones watched his side lose 13-6 in Cardiff on Saturday

Clive Woodward slams Jones's refusal to experiment

England's failure to experiment with different combinations in their 13-6 World Cup warm-up defeat by Wales on Saturday could return to haunt them, former coach Clive Woodward has said.

Rugby • 18 Aug 19

Ben einvolved in a scuffle with Mike Brown during a social event at the squad's training camp in Treviso a fortnight ago.

Ben Te'o left out of England World Cup squad

Ben Te'o has been overlooked for England's 31-man World Cup squad in a shock omission by Eddie Jones.

Rugby • 12 Aug 19

'"I urge World Rugby, although I don't think they do anything at great pace, to get some consistency in that area'

Jones bemoans refereeing inconsistency on high tackles

Eddie Jones celebrated a successful start to England's World Cup preparations before launching an attack on World Rugby over inconsistency among match officials.

Rugby • 11 Aug 19

Ben Te'o is once more in hot water with Eddie Jones

Te'o and Brown dropped over England bonding session row

Former Leinster centre Ben Te'o and Mike Brown were excluded from the final week of an England training camp after being involved in an altercation during a team social event in Italy.

Rugby • 10 Aug 19

Ben Te'o has been left out by Eddie Jones

Ben Te'o left out of England squad for Wales clash

Ben Te'o has been left out of the England squad for Sunday's international against Wales.

Rugby • 06 Aug 19

Marler and Cipriani in England World Cup training squad

Joe Marler has come out of international retirement to be named in England's Rugby World Cup training squad, while Danny Cipriani has also been included on the 35-man roster.

Rugby • 04 Jul 19

Eddie Jones is expected to name a maximum of 40 players in England's full World Cup training squad on Thursday.

Eddie Jones freshens up England with lifeguard course

Eddie Jones sent England's World Cup training squad on a surprise lifeguard course in Newquay.

Rugby • 04 Jul 19

Dylan Hartley (R) has reportedly failed to recover from a knee injury in time for Eddie Jones' training camp

Hartley left out of England's World Cup training squad

Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley has failed to recover from a knee injury in time and was left out of England head coach Eddie Jones' first training squad for the upcoming World Cup in Japan which was announced on Thursday.

Rugby • 20 Jun 19

Gatland crushes England talk & takes swipe at Jones

Warren Gatland has ruled out coaching England, with the 2021 British and Irish Lions boss unable to resist having a dig at Eddie Jones.

Rugby • 12 Jun 19

It appears that Eddie Jones doesn't think much of the Lions position that Warren Gatland held on the last two tours

'That's an ambassador job' - Jones mocks Lions post

Eddie Jones has dismissed the role of Lions head coach as an "ambassador job" while refusing to rule out the possibility of succeeding Michael Cheika as Australia boss.

Rugby • 26 Mar 19

Eddie Jones watches on during yesterday's England-Scotland thriller in Twickenham

Jones says England have problems dealing under pressure

Eddie Jones believes England are suffering from a fault line exposed during the 2015 World Cup as he plans to recruit outside help to work on reshaping his players' minds.

Rugby • 17 Mar 19

Eddie Jones: "If we impose our game on Scotland it'll be pretty tough for them."

Jones taunts Scots over long wait for Twickenham win

Eddie Jones has taunted Scotland on the eve of Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown by responding to their failure to win at Twickenham since '83 with the quip - "1883?"

Rugby • 15 Mar 19

'If it was me, I would be concentrating on playing Scotland. I've got no comment on Eddie Jones talking about us'

'My advice to Eddie is to concentrate on Scotland'

Warren Gatland has advised Eddie Jones to "concentrate on the Scotland match" after the England boss claimed Wales were showing signs of fatigue.

Rugby • 14 Mar 19

'I think they should always consider rewarding merit, it doesn't matter what competition you're in'

Jones backs Six Nations relegation after Italy thumping

Eddie Jones has called for Six Nations organisers to consider introducing relegation after Italy fell to a 21st successive Championship defeat on Saturday.

Rugby • 10 Mar 19

England's eight-try demolition job at Twickenham means they can still win the title

Jones delighted with the way England bounced back

Eddie Jones was delighted with the way England bounced back from their loss to Wales by thrashing Italy and took the blame for coaching the players badly in that Cardiff setback which handed over the Six Nations initiative.

Rugby • 09 Mar 19

Eddie Jones watching the game anxiously from his perch in the Principality Stadium

Eddie Jones laments penalty count as Slam dreams ended

England coach Eddie Jones admitted his side let themselves down in certain areas while his Welsh counterpart Warren Gatland spoke of his pride following Wales's stunning win over the Six Nations favourites in the Principality Stadium.

Rugby • 23 Feb 19

Jack Nowell starts on the right wing in Cardiff

England bring back Nowell for crucial Wales showdown

Jack Nowell has been restored to the right wing for England's Guinness Six Nations title clash with Wales in place of the injured Chris Ashton.

Rugby • 21 Feb 19

Ben Youngs: This is best we've been under Eddie Jones

England's Six Nations wins over defending champions Ireland and France were the best the team had played since Eddie Jones was appointed head coach in 2015, scrum half Ben Youngs said.

Rugby • 12 Feb 19

Rory Best: "Sometimes you get so fixated with making sure that you know where to go that you actually almost become a little bit hesitant."

'We were quiet... but there's an edge now' - Rory Best

Rory Best says he felt something was wrong ahead of the loss to England but that there is an extra "edge" to training ahead of tomorrow's game against Scotland.

Rugby • 08 Feb 19

Major blow for Ireland as Stander ruled out for a month

CJ Stander's Six Nations Championship has been decimated after it was confirmed the back-row is out for four weeks out with a facial injury sustained in the defeat to England on Saturday.

Rugby • 04 Feb 19

Maro Itoje suffered a knee injury at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday

Jones confident England can cope without Itoje

England face an anxious wait to discover the extent of lock Maro Itoje's knee injury, but head coach Eddie Jones said they have enough depth in the squad to cope with his potential absence from the remainder of the Six Nations championship.

Rugby • 04 Feb 19

Eddie Jones has warned England will improve

Eddie Jones: 'We're nowhere near our best'

England's stunning start to their Guinness Six Nations title quest has come at the cost of a potentially serious injury sustained by Maro Itoje.

Rugby • 02 Feb 19