Eddie Jones Quotes

Australia, Rugby Union Player
January 30, 1960

Eddie Jones (born 30 January 1960) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the England national team. He has previously coached Australia, including during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and Japan for three years leading up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He was born in Burnie, Tasmania, to a Japanese American mother and an Australian father.

“He’s now like Rambo!” – on Tom Wood

Eddie Jones
There are no world-class players here, not at the moment, but we will in four years.

Eddie Jones
- Players
- World-class

Sir Clive Woodward summed it up best when he said everyone hates England. And it’s true. Because of the history that is involved, the surrounding countries with the social and historical context, that long-seated rivalry – you can feel that hatred of England.

Eddie Jones
- History
- England
- Hatred
Arrogance is only bad when you lose. If you are winning and you are arrogant it is self-belief.

Eddie Jones
We want to go out there and smack Italy. I said to the boys ‘go out and give them a good hiding.'

Eddie Jones
- Hiding
- Italy
- Smack
If you are not physical in rugby, you may as well be playing volleyball or curling.

Eddie Jones
- Volleyball
- Rugby
- Curling
It might be the long hair and the beard. Tom Wood is like Samson – he gets better with longer hair.

Eddie Jones
- Wood
- Beard
- Long Hair
We cannot get too ahead of ourselves. We are only the number two team in the world and we want to be number one.

Eddie Jones
- World
- Team

No one can play in two completely different positions…and no other team in the world of rugby would try to do that.

Eddie Jones
- Team
- Rugby
- Positions
If Japan reach the quarter-finals of the Rugby Word Cup then I can retire. Sit back, enjoy and criticise and be like Clive Woodward on the Television.

Eddie Jones
- Enjoy
- Reach
- Japan
I just went through immigration and I got shunted through the area where everything got checked. That’s what I’m expecting, mate. Everything that’s done around the game is going to be coordinated. All coordinated to help Australia win. We’ve got to be good enough to control what we can control.

Eddie Jones
- Game
- Control
- Win
I’ve coached for 20 years and I’ve never worked harder. I’m getting too old for this. I’m 55. I should be in Barbados watching cricket.

Eddie Jones
- Worked
- Cricket
- Coached
My vision was that they should be more ‘English’, so I kept repeating the message in different ways.

Eddie Jones
- Vision
- English
- Message
Jamie Roberts is leading the charge now so George Ford is going to park himself in front of the M4.

Eddie Jones
- Charge
- Leading

England picked a rookie coach to coach a team at the World Cup.

Eddie Jones
- Team
- England
- Coach