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Jones appointed Wallabies coach in ‘major coup’ after Rennie dumped

Eddie Jones has been appointed the new Wallabies coach after Dave Rennie was sacked

MELBOURNE – Former England boss Eddie Jones was appointed the new Australia coach in “a major coup” after Dave Rennie was sacked on Monday, and vowed to steer them to World Cup glory in France this year.

It will be the veteran’s second stint in charge after his 2001-2005 spell during which he took the Wallabies to the 2003 World Cup final, where they lost to England.

New Zealander Rennie, who took over from Michael Cheika at the end of 2019, was shown the door just eight months out from the global showpiece after only five wins from 14 Tests last year.

Assistant coach Scott Wisemantel quit earlier this month.

Speculation had been rife that Jones,…

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