Eddie Jones will be unveiled as England’s first overseas head coach within the next 48 hours – an historic appointment expected to lead to Chris Robshaw being axed as captain.
The 55‑year‑old Australian will be installed in time to lead England into the Six Nations’ Championship as successor to Stuart Lancaster after the Rugby Football Union and his employers, the Stormers in South Africa, agreed a £100,000 compensation deal last night.
Jones’s arrival is likely to spell the end for skipper Robshaw, who led the team for 42 of their past 46 Tests.
Following England's early exit from the World Cup, Jones publicly questioned whether he was even worth his place in the side.
Jones will also be given a blank sheet of paper as far as his coaching team goes which should be a source of concern to Lancaster's assistants Graham Rowntree, Mike Catt and Andy Farrell.
Jones is understood to be amenable to an English flavour to his back room but he will want to hand pick his own men and, of the trio, he has only worked with Farrell, before his spell at Saracens which ended in 2009.
Source: express.co.uk
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