Eddie Jones sacked.
The England head coach has been dismissed as England head coach, with the Rugby Football Union believing his position had become ‘untenable’.
Confirmation is expected by the RFU at 11:30am.
According to The Telegraph, they’ve heard from a source close to Jones that the England head coach has now been sacked.
Jones left Rugby House at around 10am and headed to a separate meeting next door in the glass-fronted Formation Bar of The Marriott.
After that, at around 10.15am, the former England boss left The Marriott, jogged to a taxi and was driven away from Twickenham
Despite widespread reports that Steve Borthwick will be the man to replace Jones, there has still has been no official approach from the RFU to the Tigers according to RUCK sources..
England boss winning %:
- Sir Clive Woodward – 71 per cent
- Andy Robinson – 41 per cent
- Brian Ashton – 55 per cent
- Martin Johnson – 53 per cent
- Stuart Lancaster – 61 per cent
- Eddie Jones – 73 per cent
Huge pay-off:
Sources suggest the Aussie will receive between £700,000 and £800,000 pay-out. To land Borthwick would require a payout in the region of £200,000 to get Tigers to release him from his current contract.
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Back-three:
- 15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
- 14. Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish)
- 11. Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons)
Centres:
- 13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
- 12. Ollie Lawrence (Bath)
