Gaffney hopeful despite results

IF your name is Eddie and you fancy being an international rugby coach, this might not be the best time to apply.

Here in Ireland, Eddie O’Sullivan has been feeling the draught but that’s nothing compared to the pressure under which his Australian counterpart Eddie Jones is currently operating.

His fate, and his prospects of leading the Wallabies into the 2007 World Cup in France, will be decided on December 9 after a meeting of the Australian Board has deliberated on a recent run of poor results that has seen the national side lose eight of their last nine matches.