Head coach Eddie Jones said he will continue to protect his players even if he becomes the 'fall guy' for Australia's dismal World Cup campaign.
Head coach Eddie Jones said he will continue to protect his players even if he becomes the “fall guy” for Australia’s dismal World Cup campaign.
“If there needs to be a fall guy for the World Cup then it’s obviously me,” said Jones. “When you become the head coach of a team you take on that responsibility. However, things have only got worse under Jones, with the Australians losing seven of his eight Tests, and their only victory came against Tier 2 Georgia in their opening World Cup match.
“You take James Slipper out of our squad and you’ve got an average test cap of 20,” said Jones. “It’s a very young team so I want to protect them at this stage. When your child is three or four you want to protect them. “We’ve trained really well but we’re not getting the results and sometimes the scoreboard is the last thing that changes, and that’s hard to take and I know it’s hard to understand but sometimes that’s just the case.”
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