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EDDIE Jones jokes that since England started losing games on his watch he has suddenly been renamed “the Australian”.
Well, the Aussie was given a vote of confidence as England’s head coach at the end of the South Africa tour by the chairman of the RFU, Andy Coslett.
In football terms the chairman’s vote of confidence is traditionally seen as the kiss of death, just before the coach is sacked; nevertheless Coslett offered the assurance that Jones still has the backing of the RFU despite the series loss t...