I spent last night in the company of Eddie Jones, the England rugby coach. He is on a book signing tour and was booked into Thornton Hall Hotel for the evening. So very few people seemed to be aware that he was appearing and yet nearly 700 people turned, word of mouth seemed to do the trick for this one.
Lingans book shop in Heswall were the promoter of the event and they must have been very pleased with the turn-out, and the books that were sold.
Eddie had a stooge as his interview partner and he was walked through his life in Japan and Australia, his early rugby career and then his extensive coaching roles, most notably with Australia, Japan and England. He was also part of the South African coaching staff when they won the 'Mandella' World Cup in 1995..
He gave some interesting insights into modern coaching challenges, not least the varied and conflicting backgrounds which reside in the England camp.
All in all it was a very enjoyable evening, and if you get a chance to hear him speak, then take advantage of it
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