Assistant coaching turnover was a staple of his time in charge of England but even Eddie Jones must be finding life a little lonely after returning to Australia. There were always likely to be changes to the Wallabies staff on the Australian’s return to the head coaching role, but news of the resignations of Dan McKellar and Petrus du Plessis strikes another significant blow to Jones’ first preparations for the autumn World Cup.
If the former England head coach wanted a blank canvas to begin his second stint as Australia boss, then the removal of the last bones of an already skeleton-like staff may be welcome. But embedding an entirely new coaching team in the same year as the tournament may prove difficult - as Steve Borthwick and Warren Gatland are finding with England and Wales.
