The difficulty of getting a straight answer out of the England rugby coach

It can be frustrating – but it certainly makes for entertaining press conferences

A press conference with Eddie Jones is a press conference like no other. Some coaches like Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson can use the media as a weapon within their own armoury. Others cannot hide their hatred for the press – I’m looking at you Michael Cheika – but every once in a while you get someone who makes every day a little bit different.

That’s very much the case with the current England rugby head coach. On Saturday, Jones delivered one of his most bizarre appearances of his four-year spell in charge, claiming he “couldn’t remember” the injury-enforced changes he had made to his team and then refusing to “deny or confirm” an altercation that took place that lead to two players being dropped out of the blue.

Then came Sunday, where Jones answered a question about the performance of debutant Willi Heinz by launching into a tirade against World Rugby regarding the high-tackle laws. Confused? Us too.