Radio man Jones savaged

Outgoing Rugby Australia chief executive Rob Clarke has launched a blistering attack on broadcaster Alan Jones, labelling the former Wallabies coach ‘‘vitriolic’’ and ‘‘bitter and twisted’’. Clarke decried Jones’ repeated bashing of Australian rugby’s administrators and coaches. ‘‘The focus of his commentary, in particular on rugby administrators, has been mostly playing the man, or in Raelene’s [former CEO, Castle] case, was playing the woman and not the ball or the issue. His tone in particular has become so predictably vitriolic and bitter and twisted that in my view he’s lost a lot of credibility.’’