The best four teams may not be in the semi-finals in Japan but without doubt the best four coaches are
The World Cup is down to the last four. The best four here? France, feeling hard done by and seeing red over referee Jaco Peyper, and Ireland, the No 1 side in the world rankings six weeks ago, who had the misfortune to meet the All Blacks at their most driven, might beg to differ.
The best four coaches? Given that Ireland’s Joe Schmidt presided over two defeats, without doubt. Eddie Jones was able to poke fun this week at some of the media corps who had been drafting his obituary ahead of what a few had expected to be his final game in charge against Australia last weekend. He was questioned for reverting to the back division that had started with victory over the then champions Ireland in Dublin in February, apart from the fit-again Anthony Watson, while the decision to play Courtney Lawes in the second row instead of George Kruis was lost in the spume of indignation.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/24/eddie-jones-steve-hansen-coaching-clash-worthy-any-rugby-world-cup under the title “The Breakdown | The era of the supercoach is defining this Rugby World Cup”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
