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Ben James

Eddie Jones sacked by England and leaves Twickenham in taxi as interim coach named

Eddie Jones has been sacked as England head coach after a well-publicised review process.

The Australian leaves the posts after seven years in charge and the highest win percentage of any England coach. However, a tough 2022 has seen the Rugby Football Union decide to part ways with Jones.

Jones faced a meeting with the RFU hierarchy on Monday where it was likely that the 62-year-old discovered his fate, with reports in the Telegraph adding that he had a further meeting with Bill Sweeney, the RFU CEO, on Tuesday morning before leaving Twickenham in a taxi.

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