Eddie Jones to run rule over England as ITV pundit during Six Nations
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Eddie Jones will cast a critical eye over England’s make-or-break Six Nations campaign with the former head coach signed as an ITV pundit for the forthcoming championship. Jones was sacked as England head coach in late 2022 and was lined up for a TV job for the 2023 Six Nations, only to agree to an ill-fated spell in charge of Australia. Having left the Wallabies in November 2023, he returned to Japan for a second term at the helm of the Brave Blossoms but will join the ITV team for this year’s competition.
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The 64-year-old guided England to three Six Nations titles including the 2016 grand slam and coached against his former side at Twickenham for the first time last November, Japan losing 59-14. Jones alleged that “some clown abused me going down the stairs” at half-time of that match.
Afterwards, Jones was complimentary in his praise of England under Steve Borthwick – who served as his assistant for four and a half years – but the current head coach is under considerable pressure after just five wins from 12 matches in 2024 and a run of five successive defeats before beating Japan.
During the autumn internationals, Jones came under fire amid claims from the former England scrum-half Danny Care in his autobiography that the Australian oversaw a toxic environment, ran a “dictatorship” and acted like a “despot who disappeared people” by bullying staff members and players. In response, Jones brushed off the allegations and joked that he would publish his own book “Caring About Care”.
