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Eddie Jones Condemns England's Treatment Of Burgess
Eddie Jones, the favourite to take over from Stuart Lancaster as the head coach of England Rugby, has this week criticised the way the national side dealt with the situation surrounding former Bath player Sam Burgess.
Jones, the man behind Japan's shock win over South Africa in the recent World Cup, has condemned England's actions in dealing with Burgess, highlighting a lack of focus on the player's development.
Speaking to national media outlet The Guardian, Jones said: "They definitely weren't focused enough on how to improve Burgess as a player. You had Bath playing him at 12 and then at six, and England wanting to play him at inside-centre.
"You have a guy who comes from rugby league and you ask him to play in two completely different positions. How silly is that?," said Jones
"No one can play in those two positions and no other teams in the world of rugby try to do that," he added.
Jones then used the case example of All Blacks centre Bill Williams and his transition across codes.
"Williams clearly had better management from the time he was first introduced to union," Jones said.
"He was coached to be a 12 when he came in at Canterbury [in 2010] and the Crusaders [in 2011] and the All Blacks selected him as an inside-centre.
"He filled in at a couple other positions, but predominantly they looked after him well. In contrast, Burgess was never given a fair chance to play in union successfully, which is a real shame."
Jones is now favourite to take over at the England helm, after former boss Stuart Lancaster parted ways with the Red Rose by mutual consent.
Following his exploits with minnows Japan at the 2015 World Cup, in which he masterminded a 32-34 victory over twice world champions South Africa, he joined up with South African rugby union side Stormers.
Jones' tenure with the Cape Town based side could be short-lived however, if a deal with the national side materialises.
Bath Rugby coach Mike Ford was said to be an early frontrunner for the position following Lancaster's exit, but the 50-year-old reiterated his desire to remain at Bath and win silverware with the Somerset side.
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