Eddie Jones incredible record over Australia as England coach
Ever since he took the England coaching reins after their 2015 World Cup failure, Australian coaching master Eddie Jones seems to really have had it in for his home country.
His win percentage in all his internationals for England is an impressive 78% but in Tests against Australia, it’s 100% – seven wins, seven victories.
The most extraordinary thing, though, has been the emphatic nature of those wins, with the average score over the seven encounters being 36-19.
Now, going into Saturday’s Test at Twickenham, Wallabies’ coach Dave Rennie will have his chance to consign the wretched five-year record of the Jones vs Michael Cheika era to history.
Here, AAP looks at how Eddie’s magnificent seven victories unfolded.
No.1 – 11 June 2016 (Brisbane) Australia 28 England 39
Jones, in his first Test coaching against his home country, pumped up his team before the match by showing them videos of the infamous 1932-33 ‘Bodyline’ Ashes series and then watched his side equal their biggest-ever margin of victory on Australian soil after recovering from conceding early tries to Michael Hooper and Israel Folau. Owen Farrell made the difference, earning 24 points with the boot.
No.2 – 18 June 2016 (Melbourne) Australia 7 England 23
Jones’ men earned England’s biggest-ever win in Australia but had to put in one of the great defensive shifts in a rugby Tests to repel wave after wave of Wallaby attacks. Tries for captain Dylan Hartley and Owen Farrell, who amassed 18 points, answered one from Australia captain Stephen Moore as England wrapped up the series win.
No.3 – 25 June 2016 (Sydney) Australia 40 England 44
In one of the great Anglo-Aussie encounters, Dylan Hartley’s side conceded 40 points yet still won – just the fourth time that had happened in international rugby. Completing Australia’s worst home series drubbing since 1971, England were outscored five tries to four but Farrell scored 24 more points with the boot, converting 26 out of his 29 kicks at goal over the three games – and Jones couldn’t help smiling: “Being an Australian, I’m always grateful for what Australia have done for me – but it’s certainly nice beating them 3-0.”
No.4 – 3 December 2016 (Twickenham) England 37 Australia 21
At 16-13 down at halftime, with Sefanaia Naval having gone over for the Wallabies, Jones told his team they couldn’t play any worse – and he was right. They roared back in a cracking game with three second-half tries from Marland Yarde, Ben Youngs and Jonathan Joseph (his second of the match) to equal England’s best-ever Test-winning sequence of 14. “What time did England think kick off was?? .…” the watching Matt Giteau had crowed cheekily on Twitter when England had gone 10-0 up, only to later to have to send out a chastened follow-up: “I asked for this.. abuse is thick and fast”.
No.5 – 18 November 2017 (Twickenham) England 30 Australia 6
Michael Cheika, suffering a fifth successive beating from his old sparring partner, first raged but ended up cackling in despair at the number of marginal calls that had gone against his side as two sin-binnings and two disallowed tries for the Wallabies came amid a four-tries-to-nil drubbing from England – their biggest-ever margin of victory over Australia in 108 years of the rivalry.
No.6 – 24 November 2018 (Twickenham) England 37 Australia 18
At 13-13 at halftime, there was everything to play for until England crushed an enfeebled Australian side with their second-half blitz, finally scoring four tries to Israel Folau’s pair. Once again, Farrell made the difference for England, scoring a try amid his 22 point haul, although he did manage to escape a sin-binning and to avoid giving away a penalty try before halftime when he piled in with a shoulder barge on Izack Rodda.
No.7 – 19 October 2019 (Oita, Japan – RWC quarter-final) England 40 Australia 16
The biggest clash in Jones’ reign at the time saw him leave an emotional Cheika a broken-looking figure after England proved dominant yet again, with two first-half tries in three minutes from Jonny May on his 50th cap helped establish a 17-9 halftime lead before a dazzling score from Marika Koroibete brought the Wallabies to within a point, only for Kyle Sinckler and Anthony Watson to offer the knockout tries along with another 20-point haul from Farrell.
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100% agree with your comment about Touch. I’ve been playing it competitively since Covid. It’s on a Wednesday night after work. It means the weekend is free for time with my family.
1 Go to commentsRodda back is massively important for the Wallabies. Kaitu at hooker important too coz he was very good a few years ago.
1 Go to commentsThe pink cabous might be eligible this year and the Boks don’t need him
7 Go to commentsNasser and kaitu are options for hooker. Especially Nasser. You forgot Rodda who touch wood will be fit at test time and if fit he’s number one. Great partner for the great Skelton and Oz best lineout caller. Third best lock is LSL whom I’d be inclined to sub on for Skelton around 60 minutes. Probably start valetini at 8 because I like a big body back there. Cale should play 6 at the brumbies. For Wallabies definitely cale in the squad but as an apprentice. Dunno who starts at 6 seru wright Swinton hanigan with Will Harris and Harry Wilson not far away. Seru and Swinton my front runners but Swinton is going. Still if we don’t cap seru then Fiji must coz they need his lineout skills and easily compensate for his lack of weight
7 Go to commentsYeah but who was it?
8 Go to commentsThink you might have written this just before the Brumbies got thrashed last weekend
7 Go to commentsI really do believe that Billy Proctor should be selected at least in the larger squad but also it would be my choice at 13, much more a center than Ioane who can still play at wing. Roigard if fit should play, otherwise it should be Perenara or Christie. Also, Iose could deserve a spot at blindside. Of course, being a Canes supporter I’m biased but I really believe that at least Billy P is deserving a chance and being Holland one of the Selectors, I’m having a little hope he could grab it.
12 Go to commentsI would not play Swinton I’d pick Wright or Hanigan. The rest are decent starters, but can’t agree on any subs except Tupou. My take on the subs: Gibbon, Ueslese, Tupou, LSL, Wilson, White, Will Harrison, and Petaia.
7 Go to commentsSBW the biggest moron to pull on a black jersey a park footy player at best
8 Go to commentsSBW is fast becoming a laughing stock, his misplaced comments & lack of insight Is actually pretty sad.
8 Go to commentsJust well you guys are couch 🛋 potatoes selector's, picking a team of greenhorns to play England! “What are you people smoking?” The halfbacks will be Christie, Fakatava, Perenara Props; Newell, Bower, Lomax, Tunga'fasi, Hookers; Asosa Amua when fit, Taylor, Samisoni,
12 Go to commentsQuite frankly, all this is a bit pathetic. The first time Wales get the Wooden Spoon in 21 years and everyone is on the bandwagon for a ‘play-off’ game. Wales have no obligation to Georgia and no obligation to the rest of the Six Nations to play such a game. If they want Georgia in so badly then they need to include South Africa into a Northern Hemisphere competition with 2 leagues of 4 teams with the top 2 competing for the Championship. Sadly, this will end Triple Crowns and Grand Slams forever. Is this really what you want?
4 Go to commentsI think Finau to start Blackadder to come on. Poss Prokter instead of Ioane, haven't seen much from Reiko so far this year.
12 Go to commentsJoe will have had a good chat with Dave Rennie, a smart move to begin with while it’s doubtful Fast Eddie will be consulted? Plenty of Aus players hitting top form so they should go OK.
7 Go to commentsMmm. Not sure I like this article or see it as necessary.
8 Go to commentsBlackadder but no Finau! 😀 It’s Razor so you are probably right, plus Taylor at 2…
12 Go to commentsThe strongest possible AB side would actually include Aaron Smith, Bodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Leicester Fainga'anuku, Shannon Frizzel.. don’t get me started on the rest of the injury hit brigade that got flung on the heap so left. Many a whole not getting filled as of yet.
12 Go to commentsI don’t think anyone knows what Schmidt will do, one thing is certain it ain’t gonna be all the picks we on the keyboard will think. My impression of him is that he will be looking at who can step up and what is the best combination. He will ignore individuals as he looks for guys who can build a powerful team and not just guys who can make a flashy run or ignore the winger as they want to score themselves.
7 Go to commentsSome dumb selections there. Not Porecki Not Donaldson Not Gordon Not Lonegran - both Not Nic White - Fines instead Not Liam Wright Not Paisami Definitely not Vunivalu Other than that not bad.
7 Go to commentsI've never been convinced that Patty T is a test match all black. Otherwise I probably agree it's the best side available to beat the poms. Caveat that Codie Taylor is yet to be seen and could very likely warrant selection by June. I hope that Razor brings the young loosies, half backs and locks into the training squad and develops/ selects the best
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