If you’re a rugby fan, the shockwaves you felt yesterday morning were from the surprise announcement that national coach Dave Rennie is gawn, effective immediately. Boom… And Eddie Jones – the Aussie-born coach of England’s national team/former Wallabies coach from 2001-05 – has been appointed in his place. Double boom… Not content with only coaching the blokes, Jones will also “oversee the Wallaroos program as Rugby Australia (RA) pushes forward towards a professional future for the Women’s XVs game”. A new Aussie coach was expected, with Rennie securing 5 wins from 14 Test matches in 2022 (note: Jones’ recent record is just a smidge better, with England winning 5 of 12 Tests last year…) – but conventional wisdom was that would happen after the World Cup in France in September and October. RA chairman Hamish McLennan said Jones’ return is “a major coup”. Rennie – a Kiwi rugby legend – has ruled out being Jones’ assistant coach.