Eddie Jones say inviting World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen into Wallabies camp was like asking a mate for advice over a beer.
calm the waters
“I’ve coached against Steve since 1998 so we’ve got a long relationship, enjoy each other’s company and I had the thought we always wanted this week to be a reset week for us,” Jones said in Paris. “There’s two main areas: there’s training quality, which is our way of improving, and leadership of the team. So Steve is having a look at both of those areas.“Every time he speaks there is some wisdom is what he says. When he says something, we are listening to him and how we can improve what we are doing, we are looking to see if we can use his advice to do that.”
The late addition of Jason Ryles to the Wallabies staff was also explained by Jones, who said the NRL coaching figure and ex-England assistant would be build on Jones’ vision and plans. Jones indicated the French may rest many of their top side – perhaps spooked by the recent loss of injured star no.10 Romain Ntamack – and the Wallabies coach said the only focus was the World Cup opener against Georgia on September 9. Taniela Tupou is good to go, but Samu Kerevi and Josh Kemeny are not likely to be fit, Jones said.
“So we’re going completely away from that and that suits his natural game. You know, coming out of Randwick that’s how we play, well that’s how Randwick play, a more natural style of game so I’ve been really impressed by what he’s doing.”Asked how he is feeling ahead of his second Rugby World Cup with the Wallabies, 20 years apart, Jones said: “This team, it’s a different project because we’ve got a young team. I think 26 of the 33 have played under 10 Tests.
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