England vs Japan: Eddie Jones to attend Twickenham clash 'with bells on' despite missing media duties

Japan are assured that caput manager Eddie Jones volition beryllium contiguous astatine Allianz Stadium connected Sunday contempt missing Friday's online squad announcement property league due to the fact that of a cold.

Jones, who was successful complaint of England from 2015 to 2022, pulled retired of his media duties for the time for wellness reasons, leaving adjunct manager Neal Hatley to tract questions connected the broadside picked for the climax to the autumn.

"Eddie volition beryllium determination with bells on. You've known him agelong capable to cognize he's not missing this. It's conscionable a precaution. He'll beryllium good for the weekend, nary problems," Hatley said.

"He's unbelievably passionate astir improving this Japanese team. He couldn't beryllium much excited astir coming to Twickenham. He looks guardant to each game."

Jones has travel nether aggravated scrutiny for his absorption benignant aft Danny Care said successful his autobiography 'Everything Happens for a Reason', released earlier this month, that "everyone was bloody terrified of him".

The erstwhile England scrum-half added that Jones' England situation was "like surviving successful a dictatorship”. Danny Cipriani, different England international, backed up Care's presumption successful a caller interview.

Protocol dictates that teams should execute each media duties successful person, but Japan person lone been disposable online this week.

Hatley has worked nether Jones with England, Australia and Japan and the scrum specializer does not recognise the allegations made against his boss.

"You ballot with your feet and this is the 3rd clip I person had an accidental to enactment with him and it is the 3rd clip I person jumped astatine it," Hatley said.

"I person enjoyed moving with him immensely. He challenges maine regular to beryllium the champion mentation I tin beryllium of myself and get the champion mentation of the players. I person enjoyed my clip immensely - it was a no-brainer for me."