WALLABIES JOB FOR EDDIE

EddiE JONES is to make a stunning return to Test rugby with Australia just weeks after being sacked by England. The 62-year-old left Twickenham last month but Sportsmail understands he will be appointed as Wallabies coach today, with dave Rennie set to be put on gardening leave.

His contract is expected to run until 2027, incorporating two World Cups and the 2025 British and irish Lions tour. it sets up the possibility of a mouth-watering clash against Steve Borthwick’s England later this year when the two nations could meet in the World Cup quarter-finals in France. Jones is currently in the UK but will fly back to Sydney this week. His new role in Australia is also expected to see him oversee the women’s Wallaroos team as part of a wider remit.

He took England to the 2019 World Cup final where they were beaten by South Africa.

But his seven years in the job came to a sudden end when England won just one out of four matches in a disastrous autumn series.