Eddie Jones exclusive: Marcus Smith, World Cup verdict and Itoje as captain
The Telegraph Rugby Podcast
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4.5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2021
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
England head coach Eddie Jones joins Brian Moore and the Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mairs to discuss the launch of his new book Leadership.
Jones opens up on the 2019 Rugby World Cup campaign and explains why he is the man to blame for England's defeat to South Africa in Japan. He also takes us back to 2015 and the period when he took over and the task that awaited him upon his arrival.
Elsewhere Jones admits that he can, at times, be to demanding of his coaching staff which has caused many bust ups over the years and he explains the important role that women are playing in the current England setup.
We also hear his thoughts on the recent Autumn Nations Series and in particular fly half Marcus Smith who announced himself at test level with some assured performances against Australia and the Springboks.
Extracts from Leadership: Lessons from my life in rugby by Eddie Jones with Donald McRae (Macmillan, £20.00) © Eddie Jones/Ensemble Rugby Limited 2021. Buy now for £16.99 at books.telegraph.co.uk or call 0844 871 1514
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph Podcasts. |
| 0:04.3 | Hello and welcome to Brian Moore's full contact with the Telegraph. |
| 0:23.4 | Today we bring you a very special episode. |
| 0:26.0 | Myself and the Telegraph's chief rugby correspondent, Gavin Mayors, |
| 0:29.3 | will be speaking at length with the England head coach Eddie Jones to discuss, well, lots of things, |
| 0:33.8 | but in particular the release of his new book leadership. |
| 0:36.9 | Jones has lifted the lid on England's World Cup final defeat in 2019, |
| 0:40.3 | and he says he was the one to blame for losing that day, |
| 0:43.3 | and he's given an insight into his working relationship with the members of his coaching staff, |
| 0:47.3 | and says he doesn't care if they hate each other. |
| 0:49.3 | And he explains the thinking behind some of his infamous pre-match speeches, |
| 0:53.3 | including the one with the samurai sword and kiwi fruit. |
| 0:57.5 | And if you haven't heard about it, it's a little worth listening to. |
| 1:00.3 | We'll also be recapping the recent autumn nation series discussing the emergence of new faces like Marcus Smith, |
| 1:06.5 | who Jones said he will have to wait years before we see the very best of him. |
| 1:10.6 | We'll discuss if there's any way back for the likes of Billy Vittipur or George Ford |
| 1:14.5 | ahead of the World Cup in 2003 and who he sees next as England's main challenges for the Six |
| 1:20.7 | Nations. Delighted to welcome alongside me, the Tel Avic's chief rugby correspondent Gavin Mears. |
| 1:26.2 | Hi, Gav, unsurprisingly, Eddie Gadsdie as always as i've found he was very upfront in his book |
| 1:32.0 | and honest um what was your main uh few takeaways uh from reading it |
| 1:37.1 | i think brian um england supporters will will not be disappointed in this book it's quite a rare |
| 1:43.0 | thing for a coach who's in position |
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