Eddie Jones (rugby union), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Eddie Jones (rugby union)

Australian rugby union footballer and coach

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1960

Place of Birth: Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

Profession: rugby union player, rugby union coach

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Eddie Jones (rugby union)

  • Eddie Jones (born 30 January 1960) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player, who has been the head coach of the England national team since 2015.
  • He previously coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final.
  • He was an assistant coach for South Africa when the Springboks won the 2007 Rugby World Cup and from 2012 to 2015 he coached Japan, leading them in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and their upset win over South Africa.
  • In November 2015, Jones was appointed as head coach for England and led them to win the 2016 Six Nations Championship.
  • Three years later, he led them through the 2019 Rugby World Cup where they defeated defending champions New Zealand in the semi-finals before losing the final to Jones' former side South Africa. Jones played as a hooker for Sydney club Randwick and New South Wales and began coaching Randwick in 1994.
  • He continued his career in Japan between 1995 and 1997 for Tokai University, as an assistant to the Japanese national side and for Suntory Sungoliath.
  • In 1998 he returned to Australia, taking charge of ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby and also coached the Queensland Reds in the 2007 Super Rugby season.
  • In 2008, he had a brief spell at Saracens in England's Premiership Rugby, before returning to Japan and Suntory Sungoliath for a second spell which culminated in winning the 2011–12 Top League championship.

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