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Jones: England job is emotionally draining

The Australian, who took over from Stuart Lancaster after England’s disastrous World Cup on home soil last year, is yet to taste defeat with the Red Rose as his side looked untroubled on their way to 13 wins from 13 in 2016.

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Among those wins were a first English Grand Slam since 2003 and a series win Down Under where England whitewashed the Wallabies to get revenge for the defeat at Twickenham which ended their World Cup campaign.

After the 13th and final win of the year, a 37-21 win over Australia, Jones insisted that his long-term goal would conclude on the November 2 in Japan – the date of the 2019 World Cup final.

And, 56-year-old Jones admitted that the rigours and demands of the day-to-day job as England head coach is strenuous.

"Four years is enough," Jones told The Times. "It is emotionally draining,"

However, while Jones is happy with the transformation he has seen under his guidance, he is adamant there is more to come as he aims to knock New Zealand off the top of the World Rugby rankings.

"England should be the most dominant team in Europe. We should think we can beat everyone," he added.

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Source: www.independent.co.uk

 

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