These are the latest rugby headlines on Tuesday, October 17.
Jones to return clear on future
Australia boss Eddie Jones is ready to return clear about his teaching future after being closely linked with a return to the Japan job.
The Wallabies’ horrific World Cup marketing campaign, which noticed them eradicated on the pool stage, was made worse by rife hypothesis that Jones had held talks with the Brave Blossoms simply weeks earlier than the beginning of the match, with reviews in Japan suggesting he’s set to attend a job interview subsequent month.
The 63-year-old – who signed a $5 million deal on the finish of final yr to steer the Wallabies into the 2027 World Cup – has now been urged to inform to fact about his future as he faces the Australian media right this moment. Get the latest World Cup information by signing as much as our publication right here
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Australian rugby legend Mark Ella, a detailed pal of Jones, mentioned he anticipated the previous England coach to remain for the rest of his contract, however urged him to be open with followers no matter his determination, MailOnline reviews.
Addressing the Japan hyperlinks, Ella mentioned: “I discovered that unusual. You do not come from England to Australia, after which inside six months you are one other job.
“I do not know. We’ll all know quickly. He’ll face the Australian media (on Tuesday). He’s bought to be trustworthy and inform the media and rugby supporters precisely what is going on on.’
‘It in all probability could be (a nasty look to walk away),” he added. “But I can not speak on Eddie’s behalf. I’m hoping he meets the press, tells them the reality, that he will likely be right here one other 4 or 5 years.’
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Springboks cautious of Welshman’s affect
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus says his facet are cautious of their semi-final opponents England due largely to the affect of a Welsh coach.
Carmarthen-born Aled Walters, who’s now England’s head of power conditioning, is well-known to the Springbok coaches and taking part in squad having helped them to World Cup glory in Japan 4 years in the past as a part of their set-up.
And the influence the health guru had on the Boks squad has not been forgotten, with Erasmus absolutely conscious of the work he may have put Steve Borthwick’s facet by means of forward of their conflict in Paris, a rematch of the 2019 last.
“We understand how match Aled may have them and a few of our gamers play within the Premiership, however over and above that Steve [Borthwick] is an efficient coach,'” he mentioned. “It’s going to be a really powerful check in opposition to a workforce that hasn’t misplaced a sport.
“If you take a look at England and South Africa statistically, they’re very shut by way of the variety of tries scored and conceded and by way of defence. We know that is positively going to be a detailed match.”
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Welsh coach to remain on
Former Wales captain Kingsley Jones has signed a two-year contract extension as head coach of Canada that may see him lead the workforce by means of 2025.
The ex-Dragons boss joined the Canadian nationwide workforce in 2017 and led them to the final World Cup in Japan, however didn’t seal qualification for this yr’s match, the primary time they’ve missed out on the game’s showcase.
But regardless of the frustration, Rugby Canada has proven religion in Jones by rewarding him with an extension and entrusting him with main the workforce again to the World Cup.
“We acknowledge that it’s disappointing to not see Canada within the Rugby World Cup this yr,” mentioned Rugby Canada CEO Nathan Bombrys. “We must make vital enhancements and rebuild our program to see our Canadian workforce again knocking on the doorways of the very prime rugby nations.
“Considerable building work has already begun, however there are many components that must be put into place. We want common fixtures and constant competitors for our nationwide workforce squad, along with high quality coaching and training.
“We believe that Kingsley is the right head coach for this next stage in our journey, providing consistency to our program and continuing the work started in developing our squad.”
After his extension was confirmed, Jones mentioned: “I’m excited for the chance to proceed building with this workforce. A whole lot of the devoted, hard-working young gamers we have labored with during the last six years are actually 26, 27, and reaching their prime, and I’m excited to see them fulfil their potential.
“Having depth, raising and driving standards, pushing each other on, is very important to being competitive. It’s a great honour to coach for Canada and to have this opportunity to continue building cohesion and continuity with this young group to put us in a good spot for 2025.”
Ireland legend considers retirement
Ireland star Peter O’Mahony has admitted he’ll take into account retiring from worldwide rugby after his facet had been dumped out of the World Cup by New Zealand.
The 34-year-old flanker began all 5 video games for Andy Farrell’s males in France and noticed out the total 80 minutes as Ireland had been narrowly crushed 28-24 defeat by the All Blacks on the Stade de France.
However, it might show to be the ultimate time he pulls on an Irish jersey, as he hinted he might quickly be a part of captain Johnny Sexton and winger Keith Earls in retiring from the sport following their match heartbreak.
“Will I come again? We’ll see,” O’Mahony mentioned after Ireland’s exit was confirmed. “It’s a tricky one to take as quite a lot of my buddies will not be again. So I’ve bought a contract to the tip of the yr and we’ll see how we go after that.”
“It is the tip of an period, it’s. You’ve bought a bunch of senior gamers who’re shifting on. There’s no different manner of placing it. There’s a bunch of fellows who will not play for Ireland once more who’ve had an unimaginable influence on Irish rugby, not solely in the previous few years however within the final decade. So completely, it’s the finish of an period, yeah.”
“It’s powerful to lose these guys in these powerful circumstances,” he added. “I’ve spent quite a lot of time with (Earls) and Johnny, clearly. Probably each certainly one of my caps had one or two of them in it if not all of them. It’s powerful to lose fellas like that – massive characters, massive gamers for us.
“Most importantly, massive individuals, the most effective kind of individuals, fellas who’ve your again on a regular basis, good buddies of mine. So it is powerful to say goodbye to them.”
Care prepared for ‘greatest sport of my life’
By Andrew Baldock, PA Rugby Union Correspondent, Paris
Danny Care is prepared for the largest sport of his life when England face South Africa within the Rugby World Cup semi-finals. A repeat of the 2019 last will see England arrive at Stade de France on Saturday because the match’s solitary remaining unbeaten workforce.
Four successive pool-stage victories and a quarter-final triumph in opposition to Fiji have mixed to confound the critics who predicted an underwhelming match for Steve Borthwick’s workforce and whereas reigning world champions South Africa are agency favourites, resilient England stay within the struggle.
“We have gotten two extra weeks and an enormous sport to fly into, which would be the greatest sport of my life. I can not wait,” England scrum-half Care mentioned. “I feel the character of this workforce was questioned earlier than the World Cup and whether or not we had something in us to return out right here and do something.
“Hopefully, we’ve got quietly gone about our business and ticked off a couple of wins. Four from 4 within the swimming pools, a fifth within the quarter-final in opposition to a workforce who everyone was saying was going to shock us and beat us. It clicked once we bought over right here, coaching went up a notch, maybe due to the severity of the place we had been and the realisation that we had been at a World Cup – the final one for a couple of of us, the primary for others.
“That combination got here collectively and we gave it our all. We really feel like we should be right here. We are going to provide it our all subsequent weekend and attempt to make everybody at home proud. We have gotten quite a lot of lads who performed within the World Cup last 4 years in the past, quite a lot of lads who’ve gained massive trophies, gained massive video games.
“We will use all of that subsequent week to hopefully get one other massive win. We are delighted to be within the semi-final of this World Cup – one step nearer to the dream.”
At 36, Care may be within the twilight part of a Test profession that started 15 years in the past, however he has showcased each little bit of expertise gained from successful 94 England caps. He adopted up scoring the successful strive in England’s tense victory over Samoa by being on the forefront of the spectacular finale in Marseille that repelled an exhilarating Fiji fightback and closed out a 30-24 win.
