Japan head coach Eddie Jones has been handed a six-week ban and had his wage docked for guiding “verbal abuse” in the direction of officers throughout an U23s’ tour of Australia final month.
The 66-year-old former England boss, who’s in his second spell with the Courageous Blossoms, accepted the disciplinary resolution of the Japanese Rugby Soccer Union and apologised for his “inappropriate” feedback.
Jones mentioned in an announcement through the JRFU: “I take this disciplinary motion very significantly. On the U23 Japan national-team match held in Australia the opposite day, my inappropriate remarks precipitated discomfort to the native match officers and all these concerned.
“I apologise to everyone involved, and I deeply regret my words and actions.
“I’ll attempt to make sure that such an incident doesn’t occur once more.”
The U23 tour came about from April 1-15, with the JRFU confirming on Wednesday that Jones had been given an unspecified “salary reduction” and six-week suspension, operating from April 24 to June 5.
The punishment will see the Australian miss 4 video games, the ultimate one being the Nations Championship opener in opposition to Italy in Tokyo on July 4.
