STATEMENT: Wallabies make decision on the future of Eddie Jones

Jones has recently inked a four-year deal, and Rugby Australia's CEO, Phil Waugh, has emphasized their desire to retain him for both the 2025 Lions tour and the 2027 World Cup.

"We’re committed to Eddie in the commitment we made to him earlier in the year and we’ll go through the assessment of this campaign," said Waugh.

"It’s been bitterly disappointing. We came here with a lot of hope and optimism. Everything is out of our hands. There’s a lot that has probably been declining with Australian rugby for some time, so I think it’s a result of a period where we are slipping more and more.

"I’ve been pretty forthright around the fact we are committed to Eddie and he probably looks at the campaign and is bitterly disappointed about his performance and the Wallabies’ performance.

"It’s a pretty challenging world being a coach and I can understand that. Eddie has made his comments to me that he is committed. I’m not going to find out where conversations are occurring. I take Eddie for his word and he has told us there is nothing to it."

Sourcing several Q&A’s from down the years, we’ve ranked his top five according to the praise he agave them.

Woodward said: "He was a sponge and soaked up every single rugby union skill. By the end he was probably the best kicker out of hand we had, he laid the ball back at rucks perfectly and his tackle technique was perfect. What a player."

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Woodward said: " In the Grand Slam game in 2003, we worked on a plan to man-mark him with three players, so the tackler was not exposed by O’Driscoll’s footwork and pace in a one-on-one situation. That’s how big a threat we believed he was – he needed three men to handle him. Ireland were going for a Grand Slam, but none of the players around Brian were in the same league."

Woodward said: "Inspirational leader, formidable player, competitive in every situation. The example he set in every tight situation in every game led the way."

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Woodward said: "Jonny was special and he scared the opposition. Everyone has to pat him on the back. The way he defended and attacked, he was a very special player. All of us involved in that team [in 2003] just felt very lucky and privileged to have had him around at that time."

DID YOU KNOW? He gained a place at the University of Durham, but gave his place up in 1997 to become a professional rugby union player with the Newcastle Falcons

Woodward said: "I rated Hill so highly in an England jersey that he was the only player I never dropped once during my tenure. Different class."

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