As a proud Welshman, Mark Jones found himself in a pretty surreal situation this time last year. There he was being linked with a role in Eddie Jones’ England management team.
The word was Eddie wanted to bring him in as defence coach to replace the departing John Mitchell. That was on the back of the former Wales wing having done that job in helping the Crusaders win the Super Rugby Aotearoa title.
In the end, it didn’t happen. Mark opted to honour the three-year contract he had signed with Worcester at the beginning of the year, while Eddie turned to fellow Aussie Anthony Seibold, the former Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League coach.
