Details of the Eddie Jones coup emerging now, shows that Rugby Australia Chairman, Hamish McLennan started wooing Fast Eddie to takeover from 2024 over a year ago.
After the Wallabies loss to Italy, two things sealed Kiwi incumbent Head Coach, Dave Rennie’s fate; England unexpectedly sacking Jones last month and the Kiwi’s refusal to work with Fast Eddie in any capacity through to the Rugby World Cup in France in September this year.