JEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK

AS an England head coach you are judged above all on winning, although performance and overall results are also important factors. It is clear that those at the RFU with responsibility for deciding on Eddie Jones’ departure felt that he had become too fixed on World Cup success, and not given enough importance to the next result, or annual tournaments like the Six Nations.
To work on a four-year cycle is not feasible in terms of coaching an international team which plays 10 or more matches a season. Yes, you have a plan which is ...