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Eight months out from the World Cup, Rugby Australia has taken a risk on bringing the coach back. Will it pay off?

Eddie Jones is returning to Australia to once again take the reins of the Wallabies. Can he return them to winning ways?Eddie Jones is returning to Australia to once again take the reins of the Wallabies. Can he return them to winning ways?f Wallabies players can find a way to be as ruthless as their Rugby Australia bosses and as cunning as their new coach, exciting days lie ahead.

By showing Dave Rennie the door and throwing Jones the keys to the kingdom, RA has again turned to an Australian coach and backed his vision to return to the “Wallabies way”: uptempo running rugby played hard but fair. They have also sent a bold warning shot to the world ahead of the World Cup in September.Jones has a remarkable win-loss record of 82% at the four World Cups he has contested.

Although RA hailed him on Monday as “the best coach in the world”, the caveat to all that World Cup success is that Jones has never led a team to the trophy outright as head coach. How sweet it would be to do so in 2023, some 18 years after first the first job as Wallabies coach and less than 12 months after being unceremoniouslyWhen the RFU pulled the trigger on Jones, they gifted him to Hamish McLennan.

Under Jones, a renowned taskmaster, the hardest workers and heaviest hitters will prosper. Cross-code raids on junior and senior NRL ranks will recommence and deadwood will be jettisoned .

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