Eddie Jones (rugby union)

Eddie Jones

Date of birth	(1960-01-30) 30 January 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
School	Matraville Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1981–1991 Randwick 210 (56) 1991–1992 Leicester Tigers 3 () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1987–1989 New South Wales 12 (0) Coaching career Years Team 1994 Randwick (Assistant coach) 1995–1996 Tokai University (Assistant coach) 1996 Japan (Assistant coach) 1997 Suntory Sungoliath (Assistant coach) 1998–2001 ACT Brumbies 2001–2005 Australia 2006 Saracens (Technical advisor) 2007 Queensland Reds 2007 South Africa (Technical advisor) 2007–2009 Saracens (Technical advisor) 2009–2012 Suntory Sungoliath 2012–2015 Japan 2015 Stormers 2015–2022 England 2023 Australia 2024– Japan

Edward Jones (born 30 January 1960)^[1] is an Australian rugby union coach and former player. He most recently coached the Australia national team from January until October 2023.^[2] He previously coached Australia, Japan and England. He returned to the role of Japan head coach in January 2024.

He coached Australia between 2001 and 2005, taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final. He was an advisor with South Africa when the Springboks won the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and from 2012 to 2015 he coached Japan, leading them in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and an upset win over South Africa.^[3] In November 2015, Jones was appointed head coach of England and led them to win the 2016 and 2017 Six Nations Championships, becoming only the second national team to be unbeaten in a calendar year. He led England to the 2019 Rugby World Cup final when they were beaten by South Africa.

Jones played as a hooker for Sydney club Randwick and New South Wales and began coaching Randwick in 1994. He continued his career in Japan between 1995 and 1997 for Tokai University, as an assistant to the Japan national team and for Suntory Sungoliath. In 1998 he returned to Australia, taking charge of ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby and also coached the Queensland Reds in the 2007 Super Rugby season. In 2008, he had a brief spell at Saracens in England's Premiership, before returning to Suntory Sungoliath for a second spell which culminated in winning the 2011–12 Top League championship.