{"id":335258,"date":"2023-09-30T20:50:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=335258"},"modified":"2023-10-01T00:01:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T00:01:55","slug":"wallabies-frontman-snaps-back-at-eddie-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=335258","title":{"rendered":"Wallabies frontman snaps back at Eddie criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wallabies<\/a> scrum coach Neal Hatley has baulked at suggestions Eddie Jones<\/a> is not the man to lead the team into the future.<\/p>\n

Jones has copped intense criticism in the wake of back-to-back defeats to Wales<\/a> and Fiji<\/a>, which have all but consigned the Wallabies to a record-first exit before the Rugby World Cup<\/a> quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

"I'm always amazed by the questions about Eddie," said Hatley on the eve of the Wallabies' final pool match against Portugal.<\/p>\n

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"I've been fortunate enough to work with him for a long time. I see no change in the way that this man operates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"He's desperate to win, he's desperate for his players to do well. He's desperate for his teams to connect and make their country proud."<\/p>\n

\"Austrlaia<\/p>\n

Jones' coaching style, and effectiveness, has been a bone of contention given his record of one win and seven losses since returning to the Wallabies fold this year.<\/p>\n

Hatley, who played for London Irish, gave Jones a ringing endorsement.<\/p>\n

"If anything, it's gone the other way, it's ramped up. You get closer to games, he ramps up," Hatley explained.<\/p>\n

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"I can't speak highly enough of how he conducts himself and how he drives the coaching staff and then the team and the players and the whole support staff.<\/p>\n

"He is constantly demanding the very best you can be, not just for yourself but for the players, because that's what the players deserve."<\/p>\n

\"Eddie<\/p>\n

If there's one thing Hatley is willing to concede, it's that the problem doesn't lie solely on Jones' shoulders.<\/p>\n

Punditry in the wake of the historic defeats has pinned the blame on systemic issues at the top and all the way through to the grassroots.<\/p>\n

Hatley said people are quick to level blame at Jones \u2013 who himself has worn responsibility \u2013 but says the broader coaching group must take some accountability.<\/p>\n

"That's always on a head coach isn't it? I heard what he said but everyone's responsible. There's leaders within the team, the rest of the coaching staff are responsible alongside Eddie, never just one man," said Hatley.<\/p>\n

"That's Eddie being Eddie, he's immensely proud and passionate about coaching Australia. That's close to his heart. He's gutted about what's happened and he's got a real desire to fix this moving forwards."<\/p>\n

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In any case, Hatley is keen to remain with the Wallabies long-term to be part of its re-build.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether Rugby Australia, or Jones for that matter, rings in change after this year's World Cup remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

There were sweeping changes when Jones arrived and he's been known to burn out the best in jobs prior.<\/p>\n

"I'd love to be a part of that," said Hatley of the Wallabies' re-build.<\/p>\n

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"I've enjoyed these five, six months immensely and the boys have been brilliant. I couldn't be more excited about staying on."<\/p>\n

The Wallabies will almost certainly conclude their Rugby World Cup campaign against Portugal on Monday at 2.45am (AEDT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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