Rugby: Jones Names 35-Man Japan Training Squad, Apologizes over Outburst

Japan rugby coach apologizes for abusing referee

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Eddie Jones breaks silence after being banned from rugby over serious incident

The former England coach joked that he would try emulate Jose Mourinho to avoid the ban

Rugby: Jones names 35-man Japan training squad, apologizes over outburst

Veteran forward Michael Leitch, Toulouse scrumhalf Naoto Saito and Japan Rugby League One rookie of the year Shunsuke Uenobo were among 35 players named Wednesday by head coach Eddie Jones in the Brave Blossoms' training squad for the slate of test matches starting next month.

Banned Eddie Jones quips about attempting Mourinho-like laundry stunt

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones eyes Mourinho-like laundry stunt to escape ban

Spiky Australian, who is suspended for four matches after abusing a referee, jokes he might go ‘into the dressing room in a laundry basket’.

Eddie Jones eyes Mourinho-like laundry stunt to escape ban

Eddie Jones eyes Mourinho-like laundry stunt to escape ban Estelle.Bronkhorst Wed, 06/10/2026 - 09:00 TOKYO - Japan coach Eddie Jones joked Wednesday that he was "looking for a laundry basket" to escape a four-match ban imposed by his own bosses for verbally abusing a referee.The Japan Rugby Football Union last month slapped the 66-year-old with a suspension and cut his salary for "incidents of verbal abuse directed at local match officials" du…