The Official Irish Rugby Thread

[nelly sham]

Gatland back in charge of Wales ahead of the 6 Nations and World Cup. Pivac stood down. They do say you should never go back...

 

[Jim Comic]

Eddie Jones to leave role as England head coach on Tuesday - report

Eddie Jones is set to leave his role as England rugby head coach on Tuesday, according to The Daily Telegraph.

www.independent.ie

 

[nelly sham]

The RFU having a last roll of the dice. He's been found out, a bit like Joe ball was. Fair dues to them for doing it if it does go ahead.

 

[TheEarlofPearl]

Eddie Jones to leave role as England head coach on Tuesday - report

Eddie Jones is set to leave his role as England rugby head coach on Tuesday, according to The Daily Telegraph.

www.independent.ie

Confirmed this morning.

 

[How bad boy]

Confirmed this morning.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bloke.

MIKE BROWN: England coach Jones has created an environment of fear

I've spoken to a lot of people in and around the England set-up and it feels like it is time for change. Eddie Jones has lost the support of the public and it's hard to see how he can turn that around.

www.dailymail.co.uk

"The former England captain Dylan Hartley has revealed the brutal manner in which his international career was ended by Eddie Jones, who simply told him: “You’re fucked, mate!”"

Dylan Hartley reveals Eddie Jones's 'brutal' three-word end to England days

The former England captain Dylan Hartley has detailed the phone call that ended his international career in a forthcoming book, adding that his generation acted as ‘crash dummies’ for the gruelling calendar

www.theguardian.com

"Speaking from my own experiences, and hearing from others, the England team is an environment of fear.
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I’ve seen first-hand that if you challenge Eddie – like Danny Care, Danny Cipriani, Alex Goode – then you get moved on very quickly."

'Eddie, I’m done': Mitchell opens up on England departure

SPOTLIGHT: John Mitchell has finally broken his silence on why he surprisingly quit working for Eddie Jones’ national team.

rugby365.com

He's gone through 18 assistant coaches.

If it wasn't for NDAs, I'd be fairly sure he'd have been booted out years ago. Have no doubt there will be a lot of stories come out of the woodwork about him in years to come.

 

[nelly sham]

A dinosaur, was getting increasingly erratic as the pressure came on. Should be the end of the line for a few players also. Hopefully Hartley got to give him a phonecall.

 

[TheEarlofPearl]

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ronan-ogara-signs-new-five-year-contract-with-la-rochelle-after-withdrawing-from-england-race-42199892.html

 

[How bad boy]

Fantastic place to live, not surprised he's staying.

 

[Stacky]

Fantastic place to live, not surprised he's staying.

Great lifestyle, small compact city, and well away from all the bullsh*t in Paris.

 

[How bad boy]

Great lifestyle, small compact city, and well away from all the bullsh*t in Paris.

Believe he lives in Île de Ré.

I'm immensely jealous.