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Laurie Mains pats Jonah Lomu on the back during the exciting 1995 All Blacks World Championship in South Africa.
Frank England rugby coach Eddie Jones expressed his disgust at former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains while praising Graham Henry’s adaptability.
Jones passed his rule on some of the game’s top coaches in “The Eddie Jones Podcast” with England performance director Conor O’Shea.
There was respect for Mains’ training skills, but not so much for Kiwi’s personality.
“One guy I didn’t like but thought he was a great coach was Laurie Mains,” said Jones.
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“To me he was quite an argumentative and objectionable guy, but the way he coached his teams was brilliant and at the 1995 World Cup he had the All Blacks playing excellent rugby.” They weren’t good enough in the end in the final. “
The feelings seem mutual. Mains had something similar to say about Jones before last year’s Rugby World Cup semi-final in Japan, where England completely dominated the All Blacks in a surprising surprise from the defending champions.
“I hope it will be quite difficult because Eddie Jones, I have not always admired the way he coached rugby teams, but he is a cunning little guy and will have a difficult game plan for the All Blacks to counter him.” he said at the time.
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Graham Henry finally won the World Cup with Richie McCaw as his All Blacks captain.
Jones felt that Henry was visionary and had finally proven himself.
“Graham Henry stood the test of time, brilliant with Wales, struggled with the Lions and took eight years to win (the World Cup) with the All Blacks; he was ahead of the game,” Jones said on his podcast.
“He changed his focus massively in the time he trained. He was a former school teacher, a very directed coach, and in the end he became a much more consultative coach. “
Jones expressed his admiration for former Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer.
“I was lucky to be coached by Bob Dwyer, who won the 1991 World Cup. Tough guy but with a great feeling for the game,” said Jones.
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Eddie Jones has created a good record as a coach against the All Blacks.
“I always remember as a player my first year in first grade at Randwick and we went on the bus to Brothers and he sat next to me and I was as nervous as anything else and said, ‘How do you think we are going today? ? Just that little bit made me feel if he was important to the team and his ability to find the right thing to say and I was so curious to find how to do things better. It was outstanding. ”
Jones revealed that he writes his own development plan every three months, something he has done throughout his career.
“I have career goals and personal goals to make sure I keep growing and learning,” he said, saying it was something he had instilled in his assistant coaches with England.
