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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Gerard Meagher

‘No emotional attachment’: Eddie Jones has moved on from time with England

Eddie Jones takes a Barbarians training session
Eddie Jones takes Barbarians training at Latymer School in London before Sunday’s match against a World XV at Twickenham. Photograph: Steve Bardens/Getty Images for Barbarians

Eddie Jones has fallen out of love with England, insisting he has no emotional connection to the side he coached for seven years before his sacking last December.

Jones will be back in the Twickenham coaching box on Sunday for the first time since the Rugby Football Union fired him when he takes charge of the Barbarians against a World XV. Though he is relishing the return, Jones said he was unfazed about the sort of reception he will receive from the Twickenham crowd.

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