WATCH: Eddie Jones speaks after Wales beat Wallabies 40-6

The Canberra Times

Eddie Jones address Japan coaching speculation and the Wallabies loss against Wales.

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00:00 Did you do a job interview with Japanese rugby a couple of weeks before the World Cup?

00:05 And if so, what was the thinking?

00:08 I don't know what you're talking about, mate.

00:10 Eddie, do you have a second interview lined up with the JRFU?

00:15 I said I don't know what you're talking about, mate.

00:17 Can you give Walibi's fans your absolute 100% commitment that you will not be coach of Japan next year?

00:23 I'm committed to coach Australia.

00:25 Next year?

00:26 I'm committed to coach Australia.

00:28 That doesn't sound very definitive, Eddie.

00:30 Thank you. Next question, please. We said one follow-up.

00:32 I don't think many of the boys were aware of anything, to be honest.

00:35 We've had a good week prep, probably our best week of prep, and we didn't turn up tonight.

00:40 So it's got nothing to do with the outside noise.

00:42 It's just got to do with our performance. We weren't good enough.

00:44 I really take umbrage at the questioning, that people are questioning my commitment to coaching Australia.

00:51 I really take umbrage at it.

00:55 Yeah, I've been working non-stop since I've come here, and I apologise for the results.

01:00 I keep saying that.

01:01 But to doubt my commitment to the job, I think, is a bit red-hot.

01:04 So we're not going to deal with any of those questions any further.

01:08 So I'm happy to talk about Wales. I'm happy to talk about Portugal.

01:11 If you want to keep going down that line, I'll excuse myself.

01:14 So do you want to decide what you want to do?

01:17 Eddie, are you still fully committed to this Australian project?

01:21 Yeah, 100%.

01:24 How? Why? Do you feel that way?

01:26 Well, I came back to Australia to try to help.

01:31 At the moment, I'm not giving much help, am I?

01:34 But that doesn't mean my commitment to help them has changed.

01:39 I came back to want to try to help.

01:41 But there's not only the Wallabies we've got to improve.

01:44 We've got to improve the whole system of Australian rugby.

01:46 And that's not an excuse.

01:48 But we've got to have a really good look at ourselves

01:52 and see what we've got to do to improve the way we're going about our rugby.

01:56 Well, that's not my judgment, mate.

02:00 That's the judgment of Rugby Australia.

02:03 Are you able to explain why you think you are the right person to continue?

02:07 Well, I think I've got the ability to turn things around.

02:11 I was hoping we'd be able to do it by now, but we haven't been able to.

02:15 And as I said, I take full responsibility for it.

02:18 I haven't done a good enough job.

02:20 And I'm bloody disappointed about that, mate.

02:24 I was put in this job to turn Australia around.

02:30 And I don't think I could have done it with the players that had been playing.

02:37 I think we needed a fresh change.

02:39 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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