Review into dismal autumn series concludes on Tuesday after England’s worst year since 2008
Jones’ position has never been more precarious, with former Wales and Lions boss Warren Gatland seen as the frontrunner to replace him if the RFU does decide to act.Jones’ case to continue in a post he has held since the end of 2015 was not helped when his independent media advisor David Pembroke described RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney as “slippery” amid an accusation that he had leaked stories to the media about the departure of backroom staff.
Sweeney has been leading the review process and it is understood that he retains the full support of the board, who make the final decision on whether or not to sack Jones. With the World Cup in France nine months away, England have left it perilously late to change their coach but the RFU may feel it has no alternative but to act given the team’s alarming slide under Jones.
Leicester’s Steve Borthwick and Scott Robertson of the Crusaders are seen as credible replacements, but parachuting either of them into the crisis that has engulfed England would be risky.
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