These are the rugby headlines for Sunday night, October 29.

“Pathetic” Jones scored after leaving the Wallabies

Eddie Jones has been described as “pathetic” after resigning as Australia coach following a failed World Cup campaign.

Just days after declaring his commitment to the Wallabies, the 63-year-old left on Sunday morning, reportedly agreeing to a deal that would see him leave less than 12 months into his five-year contract. He returned to the bench in Australia late last year, replacing Dave Rennie as coach.

Jones is now expected to return to his former role as Japan coach after much of the World Cup in Australia was overshadowed by speculation about such a move.

In typical former England manager fashion, Jones pulled no punches when his departure was confirmed, telling the Sydney Morning Herald: “I tried. Sometimes you have to eat shit so that others can eat caviar later. “.

The comments sparked criticism from Sir Clive Woodward, who criticized the veteran coach and called on Japan to review his signing, accusing him of “adding more fuel to the fire” with his comments.

“What a disgraceful word,” Woodward told MailOnline. “Every Australian I’ve spoken to is just shaking their heads at the whole situation. But this outburst and especially Jones’ words only added fuel to the fire.

“This is truly shameful for Australian rugby and I would be very surprised if the Japanese Rugby Union allowed or tolerated this type of behavior.”

“The real loser in all this is Dave Rennie, who I think was fired very cruelly to make way for Jones,” he added. “Now, less than a year later, Australia is back to normal. In fact, they are in a much worse situation than when they started! “Australian rugby owes Rennie a real apology.”

Erasmus left crying

South Africa’s Rassie Erasmus couldn’t hold back his tears as he watched his team win the World Cup for the second time in four years on Saturday night.

The Springboks’ director of rugby built a formidable reputation during his tenure by playing “mind games” with his opponents and laying down the gauntlet before matches by hurling verbal abuse at opposing coaches and players. He was even disqualified for insulting referees after losses.

But Erasmus showed he is human when the final whistle blew at the Stade de France to seal Boc’s 12-11 victory and clinch back-to-back titles. This moment was recorded in a video published on the tournament pages on social media.

Watching from the director’s box, the 50-year-old hugged several of his co-stars, shook hands with fans and enjoyed the moment before emotion overcame him and tears began to flow.

After the match, Erasmus shared a photo of the newly engraved X trophy with the caption: “Danko (thank you). You took us to the end!! Lekká (great).

Lydiat is extracted

Dan Lydiat was absent from the Dragons’ derby against Cardiff, as he withdrew from the match for personal reasons.

Returning from the World Cup with Wales, the defender was expected to play for the club for the first time in 10 years after returning to Rodney Parade earlier this year. But about an hour before kick-off, it was announced that he was out of the squad for the match without further explanation from the club.

It was a blow for Dai Flanagan’s men, who were on the verge of extending their miserable run of defeats against Cardiff, as they found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreline 16-9 at home. In a dismal and lackluster game, Mason Grady scored the only try of the contest for the visitors as the Dragons chased the game but were unable to inflict a 16th consecutive defeat on the Arms Park side.

Lydiat, who had to rush home after the World Cup earlier this month to give birth to her third child, was replaced in the starting line-up by George Knott, who was alongside Sean Lonsdale and Harry Caddy in the back row.

In a further blow to Flanagan and his team, they lost Lonsdale, Caddy and right-back Rodrigo Martínez to injury before half-time, while Ollie Griffiths and George Young were already injured.

History-making Springboks bask in glory

By Duncan Bech, PA rugby correspondent England, Paris

South Africa’s victory over New Zealand in the World Cup final was ingrained in the national psyche, according to some of the stars of the successful title defense. Hosts France, England and the All Blacks lost by one point to a Springbok team who don’t know when they’ve been beaten, making them rugby’s greatest pundits.

New Zealand overcame the red card shown to their captain Sam Kane for a dangerous tackle to see a thrilling final through to the end and even had the chance to take the crown from South Africa. But the multiple champions, now the world’s most successful nation, successful in men’s World Cup history with four titles, they defended magnificently to ensure they returned home on Tuesday as heroes.

Prop Ox Nche, who wrecked England’s semi-final clash, said: “It shows our resilience. This is what we are made of in South Africa. Just when you think we have lost, we come out, surprise and show that we can achieve anything.

“I don’t know how to describe this feeling, it’s a feeling from another world. If we stick together, we can achieve anything. “That’s what it means to me.”

Handre Pollard’s four free throws in the first half enabled the victory as the midfielder, who was only called up due to injury in mid-September, finished the World Cup with a 100 percent success rate. “This team has a never-give-up attitude. There was more containment and damage limitation in the second half. Even though they scored, we held them to five points,” Pollard said.

The South African team that won back-to-back titles and beat the Lions in 2021 is now arguably the greatest of all time and there is no doubt that they won the Webb Ellis Trophy the hard way. Full-back Damian Willemse is delighted to triumph on behalf of a nation beset by problems.

“We are doing this for the people of South Africa. We do this for each other. We do this for our families. People don’t really have money, but they came here to support us,” Willemse said. “I’m so proud of everyone for putting their bodies on the line and sacrificing themselves. That’s what we have to do to win the World Cup. It’s very special to be part of this. I am very proud to be South African.

“We knew we would have to make a huge effort to beat the All Blacks. It’s a great team that has been in great form in recent weeks. The red card changed the game from a technical point of view. but we knew the All Blacks weren’t going to die.”