“It’s fun, it’s fun being back in Australia.” That was Eddie Jones nearly three months ago in an interview with The Good, The Bad & The Rugby: Australia podcast, on his return as Wallabies coach. How things can change in the space of just 12 weeks.
After a history-making loss to Fiji, an embarrassing defeat to Wales and a new record low ranking of 10th in the world, their fate is seemingly sealed and an early exit from the World Cup is now surely a formality.