England’s Australian-born coach Eddie Jones has engaged in a fiery confrontation with a spectator, who labelled him a “traitor” throughout his workforce’s 21-17 victory over the Wallabies on the SCG on Saturday night time.
Key factors:
- Jones took offence to feedback made to him by a spectator
- He grew up in Australia and beforehand coached the Wallabies
- England gained the Take a look at sequence 2-1
Footage posted to social media confirmed a spectator carrying a Wallabies supporter cap sledging Jones, who coached the Wallabies between 2001 to 2005.
As his safety element tried to carry him again, Jones pushed previous to cost on the spectator on the fence line.
“What did you say? What did you say?” a livid Jones requested the spectator.
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The spectator appeared shocked by Jones’s response and backed off.
Jones was born in Tasmania and grew up in Sydney, earlier than representing NSW in rugby union on the senior stage in the course of the Eighties.
He didn’t point out Saturday night time’s incident within the post-match press convention on the SCG, however following England’s Brisbane Take a look at victory mentioned he had taking nice enjoyment of silencing Wallabies supporters through the match end result.
After Saturday night time’s victory, England captain Courtney Lawes mentioned his workforce was motivated by “smack” feedback made by numerous Wallabies gamers within the media within the lead-up to the match.
“We noticed loads of stuff within the press about a few of our gamers and what they had been saying,” Lawes mentioned.
“Some individuals concentrating on Gengey [prop Ellis Genge], some individuals calling us ‘Poms’ and what not.
“It is all gas for our tank. Any good workforce makes use of that as motivation I feel.”
England gained the three-Take a look at sequence 2-1.
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