‘Some clown abused me’ – Eddie Jones’ Twickenham return
Eddie Jones claimed he was abused by a fan at halftime of Japan’s 59-14 rugby Test defeat by England before laughing off allegations made by Danny Care over his management style.
Jones’ first appearance at Twickenham against the side he coached from 2015 to 2022 ended in a nine-try rout and the Australian’s Sunday afternoon was soured further by a verbal altercation with a supporter.
When asked how he felt being back at the home of English rugby, he said: “It wasn’t bad until some clown abused me going down the stairs at halftime.
“He said something, but I’m not going to repeat it here because I’ll get into trouble. Do you want me to get into trouble again? If there’s only one clown in 81,634 that’s not bad.”
The Rugby Football Union reacted to the abuse of Jones by stating: “No coaches, players or match officials should be abused for doing their job.”
Jones has come under intense scrutiny for his coaching methods as England boss after ex-England halfback Care said in his autobiography ‘Everything Happens for a Reason’ that “everyone was bloody terrified of him”.
Care added that Jones oversaw a “toxic” environment and acted like a “tyrant” and “despot”.
Responding to the allegations for the first time, Jones said: “I’ll tell you mate, I’ve got a new book deal. I just signed it today. It’s going to be called ‘Caring about Care’ and you’ll get all the details in there.
“I’ve got pre-order forms up here, you can come up and get a pre-order form. Get them hot.
“I’m trying to do a deal with the Daily Mail, but we haven’t come to an agreement yet. If you want to read about it, there you go. It’ll be a good one.
“I’m very serious. I’m very serious, mate. If you want to read about it, read it in my book. That’s how you get a headline, so I’ll put a whole chapter in there ‘Caring about Care’, just for you.”
England finished their autumn on an upbeat note by sweeping aside Japan, ending their five-Test losing streak.
But it has been a frustrating campaign after New Zealand, Australia and South Africa edged victories at Twickenham to place coach Steve Borthwick under pressure.
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