Eddie Jones eyes Australian “smash and grab” raid on Rugby World Cup
Jones took over as the Wallabies coach in January after being sacked by England the previous month.
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Your support makes all the difference.Australia coach Eddie Jones said he is ready to launch a “smash and grab” campaign to win the Rugby World Cup and Bledisloe Cup after confirming his coaching team.
Jones, who took over the Wallabies in January after being sacked by England the previous month, has named Brad Davis as his attack coach with former Australian internationals Dan Palmer and Berrick Barnes also joining the staff.
“We believe we have a quality coaching staff to plan and prepare the team for a smash and grab campaign, winning the Bledisloe Cup and finishing by winning the Rugby World Cup,” Jones said, who took England to the world cup final in 2019.
“It is experience, diverse and adaptable.”
Former rugby league player Davis coached at London Irish this season having previously worked with Bath, Wasps and Ospreys.
Ex-Wallaby prop Palmer, an assistant coach at ACT Brumbies, will work as lineout coach alongside Neal Hatley, who was named forwards co-ordinator earlier this year.
Former England scrum coach Hatley will join up with the Wallabies after finishing the season with Premiership side Bath.
Barnes, who won 51 caps for Australia as an outside-half, will work as a part-time kicking consultant with former Castres boss Pierre-Henry Broncan appointed as a maul consultant and Jon Clarke leading the strength and conditioning team – a role he filled with England.
Australia kick off their Rugby Championship campaign against South Africa in Pretoria on July 8.