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Eddie Jones fires back at Danny Care accusations with surprising revelation
By Josh Raisey at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has responded to accusations made by former England scrum-half Danny Care about the coach’s “dystopian” training camps by saying “that’s how you get headlines”.
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In his return to Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium on Sunday as his Brave Blossoms fell 59-14 to England, the Australian was quizzed post-match about the allegations made by Care, and various other players, about the camps the coach held during his seven-year tenure at the helm of English rugby.
In an extract from his new book, ‘Everything Happens for a Reason: My Life in Rugby’, published by The Times, the 102-cap veteran went into great depth about Jones’ “abrasiveness”, writing: “Analysts would be visibly shaking during presentations because they were so scared of getting something wrong…”
The Australian did not address Care’s comments directly, but instead wryly revealed that he has his own book coming out called ‘Caring About Care’.
Now Jones’ response must be taken with its usual pinch of salt, but he said he was “very serious,” adding that it will be a “good one”. Jones was otherwise complimentary of his former protege Steve Borthwick and his side, speaking particularly highly of fly-half Marcus Smith.
“I’ll tell you mate, I’ve got a new book deal coming out,” the 64-year-old said when asked about Care’s comments.
“I signed it today. It’s called ‘Caring About Care’. You’ll get all the details in that. I’ve got pre-order forms, you can come up and leave your pre-order forms. I tried to do a deal with The Daily Mail but I haven’t come to an agreement yet. But if you want to read about it, there you go. It’ll be a good one.
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“I’m very serious mate. If you want to read about it in my book. That’s how you get headlines. I’ve got a whole chapter about caring about Care.”
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