Australia rugby coach Eddie Jones ranted at the media for dragging his team down with ‘negativity’. Jones lost patience with questions about his World Cup squad and the manner of his communications, with long-time captain Michael Hooper and fly-half Quade Cooper both shock omissions.
Australia, ranked eighth in the world, are winless under Jones in his second stint in charge of the Wallabies, with back-to-back defeats against New Zealand following losses to Argentina and South Africa. Rugby pundits have given them little chance of winning a third World Cup in France. Jones, however, seems more confident and fired back at reporters saying ‘just tell us we’re terrible and we’ll prove you wrong’.
‘Part of the problem’: Eddie Jones lashes media negativity around Wallabies
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