La Rochelle’s lock has praised Eddie Jones’s impact on the Wallabies, claiming his success in luring Joseph Suaalii into a code switch is ‘massive’
as Dave Rennie was let go. Jones last held the post in 2005, having led his country to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final on home soil when they were defeated by England in extra-time.
“When you look at the media, he’s definitely brought some life back into Aussie rugby,” Skelton said of Jones’s impact. “As a player it’s refreshing to have a new coach come in and bring in his style, his way of playing, which the boys have to buy into.”into a code switch have also generated headlines in Australia. “The Suaalii signing is massive for the game,” Skelton said. “It’s putting rugby back in the papers back home.
Skelton revealed he has recently lost sleep in order to attend Wallabies team activities online. “[We had] a few Zoom calls last week for the foreign players,” he said. “We had to tune in in the middle of the night and did a few meetings with the team ... it was good to be a part of.” Will Skelton has a big weekend ahead, with La Rochelle set to meet Exeter in the Champions Cup semi-finals.finals, and is one of only six players to win the tournament with two different clubs. He won it with Saracens in 2019, lost the final with La Rochelle against Toulouse in 2021, and played a key role in their triumph against Leinster last May.
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