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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gerard Meagher

BIZARRE: England players told rfu chief that sacking jones was right decision - You Need To See This

Eddie Jones, the England head coach walks off the pitch after the drawn match in the Autumn International match between England and New Zealand All Blacks at Twickenham Stadium.
Eddie Jones was sacked as England coach after a disappointing set of results in the autumn internationals. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

Bill Sweeney, the Rugby Football Union chief executive, has claimed England players told him they felt it was the “right decision” to sack Eddie Jones as head coach nine months before the World Cup.

No members of the England squad have publicly supported the decision to remove Jones from his post after seven years in the job, but Sweeney has said that, privately, those he spoke to endorsed change.

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