Eddie Jones refuses to answer questions over England future as another disappointing Six Nations campaign ends
Eddie Jones refused to answer questions about his future as England head coach in the wake of their defeat by France.
England were beaten 25-13 in Paris as France ran in three tries to claim a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2010.
The loss meant England finished third in the Six Nations after winning just two of their five matches. It followed on from a disappointing championship last year, when Jones’ side came fifth.
And asked if he thinks he is still the right man for the job, Jones said: “That’s not a question I need to answer.”
Asked why, he replied: “Because I just do my job. It’s a question for other people to answer.”
Then asked if that is a question for the RFU, Jones added: “I am not even thinking about that. So I can’t give you an opinion.”
Jones did admit France were worthy winners of the Grand Slam and added that’s the level England need to get to.
“It’s a great benchmark game for us. We are not far away but we are far away,” he said.
“We have got a lot of good young players coming through and some of the older guys are starting to play some really good rugby again, so we are going to have a good blend going through to the World Cup.
“There were a couple of really big moments in the game, definitely the try before half-time. It gave France a bit of breathing space. We had [Alex] Dombrandt held up over the line. They were the key moments.
“France are deserved champions of the Six Nations. They are the best team, but we had enough chances to win that game. We just didn’t put them away. We were not quite clinical enough in doing that.
“That has been a little bit of the story of us in the Six Nations. We have put ourselves in position to win the three games we have lost but not been clinical enough, not been good enough, particularly in some of our clean out work to win those games.
“So that is disappointing but the spirit we showed is going to make sure this team keeps moving in the right direction.”
