Rugby Australia boss says it would be ‘very disappointing’ if Eddie Jones had Japan talks

Phil Waugh says Wallabies coach denied it to him directly.

Australian Rugby's head coach Eddie Jones, right, prepares to speak to media in Sydney. Wallabies head coach, Jones, says he is "committed to Australia" amid numerous reports that he is planning to quit and take up the Japan coaching job for a second time. Pic: AP Photo/Rick Rycroft

Rugby Australia’s boss, Phil Waugh, said it would be “very, very disappointing” if Eddie Jones had a job interview with Japan before the World Cup and declined to comment on his future as Wallabies coach until the completion of a review.

Japanese media and the Sydney Morning Herald reported Jones was interviewed by the Japan Rugby Football Union for a role before the Wallabies’ opening match of the World Cup in France.