Nathan Hughes / Eddie Jones

[hookender]

I know we’ve had enough chat about EJ messing with players but here seems to be another example, even though Hughes seems to admire him.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/if-you-come-back-under-120-youre-not-going-back-to-england-camp-nathan-hughes/

 If at the time he was meant to be a replacement for Billy V ( fighting weight 130kg)why did EJ want NH to lose so much?

[Rossm]

Personally I'd go with Dai (51 Wales caps, 3 Lions tours) rather than Jones (no international caps).

However Jones has done a lot of coaching - really a lot of coaching, with just about everyone!

1994   Randwick (Assistant Coach)
1995–1996   Tokai University (Assistant Coach)
1996   Japan (Assistant Coach)
1997   Suntory Sungoliath (Assistant Coach)
1998–2001   Brumbies (Head Coach)
2001–2005   Australia (Head Coach)
2006   Saracens (Technical Advisor)
2007   Reds (Head Coach)
2007   South Africa (Technical Advisor)
2007–2009   Saracens (Technical Advisor)
2009–2012   Suntory Sungoliath (Head Coach)
2012–2015   Japan (Head Coach)
2015–   England (Head Coach)

[Beasties]

Absolutely no coincidence at all that when Hughes lost weight his form fell off a cliff.