Eddie Jones' remarkable career in pictures: Wallabies coach's tortured Rugby World Cup history
'I think they're in the Indian Ocean'
England coach Eddie Jones takes off his medal after defeat in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.
Speaking about the pain of losing the 2003 and 2019 finals, Jones said he'd "lost" his runner-up medals.
"I think they're in the Indian Ocean. Last time I moved country it was from South Africa back to England, so I had about five boxes that included a gold medal and two silver medals and I never got them back, so they're probably in some bazaar in Cape Town being sold."
History repeats in Japan
Eddie Jones reacts during the 2019 Rugby World Cup final at International Stadium Yokohama.
England produced a near-perfect performance to beat the All Blacks in the semi-finals but were unable to maintain the rage in the final against the Springboks.
A rueful grin
Eddie Jones walks past the Webb Ellis Cup after collecting his runners-up medal at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Taking down the journos
Eddie Jones bats during a cricket match against rugby writers at Old Deer Park in 2016.
He loves cricket and in January warned that England hadn't fully proven themselves under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.
"They still haven't played Australia, mate. Let's see how they do in the Ashes. England are doing well but the most difficult thing is sustaining it."
Sure enough, Australia then won the 2023 Ashes series.
In the thick of things for beloved Randwick
Before becoming one of the world's premier rugby coaches, Eddie Jones was also a handy player.
Here he is in the thick of things for his beloved Randwick against Gordon at Chatswood Oval in 1985.
An undersized but tough hooker, Jones was good enough to at times keep Phil Kearns out of Randwick teams.
Jones represented NSW but a lack of size hurt his chances of Wallabies selection.
"I didn't have any athletic gifts, so I became a competitor. I fought."
Fast Eddie on the run
Eddie Jones, with a steely expression and a fine mop of hair, takes the defence on for Randwick in 1987.
Looming in support is Ewen McKenzie, the former Wallabies prop and coach.
The Randwick hall of fame described Jones as "a tigerish forward, who played well above his weight, he supplemented good tight forward play by operating as a third flanker."
Pondering the meaning of life
Given that he wasn't a professional rugby player, Jones also needed to make a buck to put food on the table.
Here he is at Sydney's International Grammar School in 1987 where he taught PE and geography.
"I think a lot of teachers became coaches because it was a product of the time," Jones said in 2020.
"The game went professional and because you had some kind of methodology about the way you taught a game you had a head start with coaching... I think being a teacher was definitely an advantage back then."
To the victors go the spoils
Eddie Jones (centre) after Randwick won the 1989 Shute Shield final at Concord Oval.
On his left is propping chum Ewen McKenzie.
Jones played 210 games for Randwick between 1981-91 and won four Shute Shield titles.
He was the club's best and fairest player in 1982, was awarded the Ron Don trophy for the most improved club player in 1982 and 1985 and the Wally Meagher trophy for the best clubman in 1990.
Turning the Brumbies into a force
Brumbies coach Eddie Jones hugs Justin Harrison after the 2001 Super Rugby final victory over the Sharks.
Jones admitted he was out of his depth when he started with the Brumbies in 1998 but he quickly turned the Canberra club into the competition's pacesetters, along with the Crusaders.
The 2001 title marked the first time that a non-New Zealand team had won Super Rugby.
A golden era for Australian rugby
Eddie Jones and John Eales after winning the Bledisloe Cup in Dunedin in 2001.
Jones had parlayed his Brumbies success into winning the Wallabies job, succeeding Rod Macqueen.
Jones thinks history can repeat against the All Blacks in 2023.
"If we can get the lead in the series then go to Dunedin then, what a fabulous place to win back the Bledisloe Cup.
"So that's the picture in my head mate."
