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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Bret Harris

Is a reunion with Eddie Jones really the answer to the Wallabies’ problems?

England coach Eddie Jones and his Wallabies counterpart Dave Rennie shake hands before the third Test at the SCG.
England coach Eddie Jones and his Wallabies counterpart Dave Rennie shake hands before the third Test at the SCG. Photograph: James Gourley/AAP

When Rugby Australia makes plans for the Wallabies’ coaching set-up, administrators are unlikely to give much thought to the celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. But perhaps they should, especially if they are considering Eddie Jones for a role.

The couple known as Bennifer were recently married in Las Vegas, 18 years after they broke their engagement in 2004. RA sacked Jones as Wallabies coach at the end of 2005, but now there is talk of the current England coach and his former employers reviving their relationship and the national union has reportedly offered Jones an unspecified coaching position after the 2023 World Cup in France.

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