Back Eddie Jones Afrikaans إدي جونز (لاعب اتحاد الرغبي) Arabic Eddie Jones (rugbi) Catalan Eddie Jones (Rugbytrainer) German Eddie Jones (entrenador) Spanish Eddie Jones (rugby à XV) French Eddie Jones (allenatore di rugby) Italian エディー・ジョーンズ (ラグビー指導者) Japanese Джонс, Эдди (регбист) Russian Еди Џоунс (рагби тренер) Serbian
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| Date of birth | 30 January 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Matraville Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Jones (born 30 January 1960)[1] is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He most recently coached the Australia national team from January until October 2023.[2] He 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.[3] 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 between 1995 and 1997 for Tokai University, as an assistant to the Japan national team and for Suntory Sungoliath. In 1998 he returned to Australia, taking charge of ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby and also coached the Queensland Reds in the 2007 Super Rugby season. In 2008, he had a brief spell at Saracens in England's Premiership, before returning to Suntory Sungoliath for a second spell which culminated in winning the 2011–12 Top League championship.
- ^ "Eddie Jones ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Decent, Tom (29 October 2023). "Jones resigns as Wallabies coach". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Rob Kitson (19 September 2015). "Rugby World Cup's Greatest Shock". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2018.