Wallabies coach Eddie Jones declared there was a chance for his staff to “improve” for the upcoming World Cup after assistant Brad Davis quit just before the squad flew out to France.
Speaking at the airport as the squad flew out on Thursday, Jones addressed the sudden departure of his attack coach, who was only appointed in May and said Davis had left for “family reasons”.
Jones said the matter came to a head earlier this week and while he didn’t name a replacement he gave the departing Davis, who could join the Queensland Reds amid reports of dissatisfaction with the Wallabies, a subtle clip for walking out on the team.
“ There’s an opportunity for us. And I think we’ll improve our coaching staff,” Jones said at the airport.
“We had a discussion a couple of nights ago.
“There’s a potential candidate ready to step up now. As I said, I think we’ll improve the…