'Definitely interested': Eddie Jones confirms interest in Japan coaching job

Japanese rugby has 'always been like my passion', Jones says
Jones would be open to taking on the Japan post but insists he hasn't been offered a contract yet.

Jones would be open to taking on the Japan post but insists he hasn't been offered a contract yet.

Eddie Jones has given the strongest indication yet he is keen to take on the Japan coaching job for a second time, admitting he’s “definitely interested”.

Jones departed the Australian post only nine months into his five-year deal after overseeing the Wallabies’ shambolic World Cup campaign, with the side failing to make the quarter-finals for the first time and him recording just two wins from nine Tests on his return.

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