{"id":288381,"date":"2023-09-21T00:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=288381"},"modified":"2023-09-21T00:35:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T00:35:08","slug":"wallabies-great-drew-mitchell-hits-eddie-jones-with-x-rated-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/wallabies-great-drew-mitchell-hits-eddie-jones-with-x-rated-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallabies great Drew Mitchell hits Eddie Jones with X-rated rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Wallabies great Drew Mitchell hits Eddie Jones with X-rated rant as he lists awful decisions the coach must explain to Aussie fans<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Mitchell left furious by Wallabies defeat<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Says Eddie Jones needs to come clean<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Test winger Drew Mitchell has demanded Eddie Jones explain some of his selection decisions, blaming the coach for putting the Wallabies in danger of missing the quarter-finals for the first time in World Cup history.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell was upset after the Wallabies&#8217; shock loss to\u00a0Fiji, with the team now heading to a do-or-die pool clash with unbeaten Wales this Sunday (Monday AEST) in Lyon to remain a chance of making the play-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a podcast which also features former Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper and Matt Giteau, 71-Test Mitchell blasted Jones in a foul-mouthed rant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let&#8217;s not take away from the fact that Fiji played really well, but let&#8217;s also not take away from the fact that we f**king shouldn&#8217;t have lost to Fiji,&#8217; Mitchell told The Good, The Bad and the Rugby Australia podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He questioned Jones&#8217;s move to pursue a youth policy and leave out long-time skipper Michael Hooper and veteran playmaker Quade Cooper, selecting only one five-eighth in the squad in 22-year-old Carter Gordon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span><span>Stan Sport<\/span><\/span><span><span> is the only play to watch all the action from the Rugby World Cup, with every match streaming ad-free, live and on demand in 4K UHD.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/00\/75662437-12542519-Drew_Mitchell_demanded_coach_Eddie_Jones_explain_some_of_his_dec-a-25_1695252993218.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Drew Mitchell demanded coach Eddie Jones explain some of his decisions after the ex-Wallaby was infuriated by the team&#8217;s display against Fiji<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell, who has played in three World Cups, said Jones needed to come clean to fans after their first defeat by Fiji in 69 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;ve (Jones) made some glaring decisions around Quade (Cooper), around Michael Hooper, six captains in seven weeks, like, f****** explain some of these decisions to us,&#8217; Mitchell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Because as fans we&#8217;re all sitting here scratching our heads, and a lot of the time we can sit there and defend Eddie or the Wallabies because we can understand logic in some of these decisions, but there&#8217;s none of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Tell us as fans, why have you not picked these guys? Because now we&#8217;re seeing the result of you not picking some of these guys.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old, who last played for Australia in 2016, didn&#8217;t accept Jones taking responsibility for the 22-15 loss &#8211; their first to Fiji in tournament history &#8211; saying it was an &#8217;empty line&#8217; in a press conference with no real consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Eddie sits there and goes, &#8220;Yeah, it&#8217;s my fault. I take full responsibility.&#8221; What the f**k does that mean, though? Like, he doesn&#8217;t get dropped this week,&#8217; Mitchell said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What does that equate to? Nothing.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell&#8217;s spray caught Fiji in the crossfire, with their coach Simon Raiwalui responding through social media saying his remarks regarding his team were &#8216;condescending&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fiji are ranked the world&#8217;s No.8 team, one ahead of Australia, and they also beat heavyweights England in their World Cup warm-up.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/00\/75662713-12542519-Mitchell_claimed_there_was_a_lack_of_accountability_in_the_Walla-a-26_1695252993220.jpg\" height=\"636\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell claimed\u00a0there was a lack of accountability in the Wallabies coach&#8217;s decisions<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/00\/75662751-12542519-The_Wallabies_are_now_heading_to_a_do_or_die_pool_clash_with_unb-a-27_1695252993252.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Aussies are now heading into a do-or-die pool clash with unbeaten Wales this Sunday<\/p>\n<p>A former Wallabies assistant coach, Raiwalui questioned why Mitchell believed the Wallabies shouldn&#8217;t have lost to Fiji.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It starts to get a little condescending\u2026do our young men deserve that?&#8217; Raiwalui wrote on social media platform X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell replied to Raiwalui that he didn&#8217;t mean for his comments to be interpreted that way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In no way did I mean for that to come across as condescending whatsoever. I love what you and the team are doing and thoroughly deserved to win,&#8217; Mitchell said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was more about your point in the press conference in the resources both unions have at their disposal.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell later apologised for his swearing and said he was tired and a &#8216;tad emotional&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12542519\/Wallabies-Drew-Mitchell-Eddie-Jones-rant-Rugby-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wallabies great Drew Mitchell hits Eddie Jones with X-rated rant as he lists awful decisions the coach must explain to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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