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Rugby Australia condemns fans who branded Eddie Jones ‘traitor’

England head coach Eddie Jones was called a ‘traitor’ in Sydney

SYDNEY – Rugby Australia on Monday blasted the behaviour of Wallabies fans who called England coach Eddie Jones “a traitor” as “totally unacceptable”, while banning a spectator for life after he climbed on top of the grandstand.

Video has emerged of Jones, who is Australian, being heckled several times after the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday which England won 21-17.

One clip showed him in a fiery verbal exchange with supporters after being called “a traitor”, with Jones turning towards a beer-swilling man and yelling back at him.

“What did you say? What did you say,” Jones shouted as a security official held him back. “Come here and say it. Come…

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