Eddie Jones insisted he has enough time to transform the Wallabies into a World Cup winning team, boosted by the imminent return of some key players from injury.
Australia have slumped to seventh in the rankings after three years under former coach Dave Rennie ahead of the September World Cup in France.Former England boss Jones, who is counting down to his first game in charge against South Africa in Pretoria on July 8, said his plan was to return the Wallabies to world number one.
“We understand what the gap is and that it’ll take the coaching staff and the players to work hard and to work smart to fill the gap.” “So in a short period of time, you could change the team remarkably, you could change an individual remarkably… And that’s the job.” Jones held his first 33-man training camp this month, but it was without the likes of Japan-based backs Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi, along with Melbourne Rebels lock Matt Phillips — all experienced Wallabies.
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