Eddie Jones under fire for snubbing English Premiership in favour of Japanese jaunt
By contrast, most Premiership clubs say they have had little contact with Jones this year. While his assistant coaches have been frequent visitors to training sessions, Jones has held direct meetings with just a handful of directors of rugby. Those “little pieces of gold” have not been directed towards players such as Exeter first five-eighth Joe Simmonds,who has only ever received one phone call from Jones and never met face-to-face despite captaining his club to a European and English double last season. At the other end of the country, Newcastle Falcons have not received any England ...
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