Jones ready to listen to England approach

LONDON — Eddie Jones is open to an approach from the Rugby Football Union (RFU) about coaching England, but thinks incumbent Stuart Lancaster deserves a fair review first, the Japan coach said yesterday.

The former Australia coach, who engineered Japan’s stunning upset of South Africa last month, has been touted in the media as a candidate to replace Lancaster after England failed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

Jones signed a deal to coach the Cape Town-based Stormers in Super Rugby less than two weeks ago but said becoming England’s first foreign coach was appealing.

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