As a hooker Eddie Jones wasn't known for his side-step, but the Wallabies coach has continued to use his evasive skills to avoid talking about his ties to the Japan coaching vacancy.
At the naming of Australia's team for their final pool clash in France, taking on Portugal in Saint-Etienne, Jones was pushed for a definitive answer on whether or not he had been interviewed to take over as Japan coach following the World Cup.
"The only thing I'm concentrating on is Portugal," Jones responded when asked to clarify his future.