{"id":298594,"date":"2023-11-08T09:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=298594"},"modified":"2023-11-08T09:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:08:55","slug":"id-definitely-be-interested-jones-admits-hed-be-keen-on-japan-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/id-definitely-be-interested-jones-admits-hed-be-keen-on-japan-job\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019d definitely be interested\u2019: Jones admits he\u2019d be keen on Japan job"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has admitted he would \u201cdefinitely be interested\u201d in the vacant Japan head coaching role but will have to wait until next month for a second interview for the job.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>Kyodo News, <\/em>Jones conceded for the first time he would be keen to take over the Japan coaching role after his original stint leading the Brave Blossoms from 2012 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had no offer, let\u2019s be clear,\u201d Jones told <em>Kyodo News <\/em>after arriving in Japan for a holiday with his wife. \u201cIf they [Japan] came to me and said, \u2018Are you interested in coaching them?\u2019 I\u2019d definitely be interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This masthead revealed during the recent World Cup that Jones had taken part in a secret interview with the Japan Rugby Football Union in August while in camp with the Wallabies in France.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.515%2C$multiply_0.7487%2C$ratio_0.666667%2C$width_378%2C$x_25%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/98e8d721dc70412ccb5fadbb89832f999b878bec\" height=\"425\" width=\"283\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Eddie Jones at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Sports Hochi <\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Jones, who resigned from his Wallabies job late last month after less than 10 months in the role, has consistently denied taking part in the Zoom interview on August 25 or having any plan to attend a second interview with the JRFU.<\/p>\n<p>This masthead revealed in September that Jones was set to take part in a second interview in Tokyo this month with a panel of JRFU officials.<\/p>\n<p>However, a source with knowledge of the situation, speaking anonymously due to the confidential nature of the information, told this masthead that Jones\u2019s second interview had now been delayed until December.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is one of three candidates vying for the role vacated by Jamie Joseph. Another is South African Frans Ludeke, who coaches the Kubota Spears in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <em>Herald\u2019s<\/em> Peter FitzSimons last month, before he tendered his resignation, Jones said he intended to travel directly to the Japanese island of Okinawa for a week-long holiday with his wife.<\/p>\n<p>On arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday, he was greeted by local media who took photos and asked questions of the coach who presided over two wins from nine Tests while in charge of the Wallabies this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.142%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0211a5c72d88cac36ca39e458f30d0f920a1f029\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Eddie Jones at his press conference after Australia\u2019s 40-6 loss to Wales.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what the future holds and I can\u2019t talk about the future,\u201d Jones told local reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Jones, who is still being paid by Rugby Australia until November 25, then made his way from Tokyo to Yokohama, where he conducted an interview with <em>Kyodo News.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After confirming his interest in the Japan role should he be offered it, Jones said: \u201cJapan can\u2019t stay where they are because if they stay where they are, they\u2019ll actually start to slide. So they\u2019ve got to make a big push now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to have to be courageous and you\u2019re going to have to do things differently. You can\u2019t just go along and do what you\u2019re doing now. So that\u2019s the reason I would be interested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the fallout continues from Australia\u2019s diabolical World Cup campaign, RA chairman Hamish McLennan said he would be \u201cbitterly disappointed\u201d if Jones\u2019 Japan links were proven correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, I\u2019ll be able to see all the facts,\u201d McLennan told Stan Sport\u2019s Nick McArdle in a wide-ranging interview broadcast on the platform on Wednesday. \u201cIf it\u2019s true, I\u2019d be bitterly disappointed knowing the faith and the support that we\u2019d been given the entire coaching crew and the Wallabies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve spoken to his [Jones\u2019] agent about it. He claims he\u2019s got nothing to go to and he\u2019s been quite adamant about that and I\u2019ve read his press reports \u2026 I take that on face value.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think in the near future I might be able to learn more about what happened. Certainly the <em>Herald<\/em> believe there is absolute truth in that. I think in the fullness of time we will find out what\u2019s happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sports news, results and expert commentary.<\/i><\/b> <b><i>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n<h3>From our partners<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/sport\/rugby-union\/i-d-definitely-be-interested-jones-admits-he-d-be-keen-on-japan-job-20231108-p5eif7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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