The exit of Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach leaves only his patron, Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan, carrying the can for the team’s failure.
After more than a month of farce, Eddie Jones has finally resigned as Wallabies coach, but Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan should join him so the shattered team can recover from their well-intentioned leadership.
Before signing on with the Wallabies, Jones had been assured the game’s finances would be supercharged through an injection from private equity and reform measures to allow for greater high-performance alignment. Private equity has not come to the party and, following the Wallabies’ World Cup flop,including several psychologists brought in to change the mindset of players after years of underperformance.
In such a mutually beneficial arrangement, Jones gallantly defended McLennan, saying the RA chair had a pretty good idea of what needs to be done. “He just can’t do it at the moment… he’s got all the political obstacles, he’s got financial obstacles. And it just can’t be done in time,” he said.
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