Eddie Jones: England boss refuses to answer questions about his future after Six Nations loss in Paris

Eddie Jones did not answer questions about his future after England lost to France to finish third in the Six Nations but accepted that his contribution as coach was not good enough.

France won their first Grand Slam in 12 years after putting England away 25-13 in Paris on Saturday.

Questions over suitability

England lost three of their games for the first time in five years which rightfully brought Jones’ job security into question ahead of next year’s World Cup.

But he insisted it is up to Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney to decide if he should continue.

“That is not a question I need to answer. I just do my job. It’s a question for other people to answer. I am not even thinking about that,” Jones said.

“I’m disappointed. Disappointed for the fans, for the players. I obviously haven’t done a good enough job, I accept that, but we’re moving in the right direction. The results aren’t good enough. When you rebuild a team it takes time.”

England’s battling qualities that have been evident throughout the Six Nations prevented France from accelerating clear and early in the second half they dominated, scoring a try through Freddie Steward.

But Antoine Dupont replied with a classy try to wrestle back control and although the visitors stayed in the fight by showing admirable resilience, they lacked the firepower to dent a robust defence for a second time.

“France are deserved champions of the Six Nations, they are the best team, but we had enough chances to win that game, we just didn’t put them away. We were not quite clinical enough in doing that,” Jones said.

“That has been a little bit of the story for us in the Six Nations, we have put ourselves in positions to win the three games we have lost but not been clinical enough, not been good enough, to win those games.

“So that is disappointing, but the spirit we showed is going to make sure this team keeps moving in the right direction. This is a great benchmark game for us.

“We have got a lot of good young players coming through and some of the older guys are starting to play some really good rugby again, so we are going to have a good blend going through to the World Cup.”

France claimed their 10th Grand Slam and were worthy winners after conclusively proving themselves to be the best side in the tournament.

“This is our third tournament together as a team. We were very close twice so we know how difficult it is to win,” Dupont said.

“This is a very happy outcome and it’s nice to be able to celebrate the win. We wanted to write our place in history.

“Of course we have next year’s World Cup in mind, we discuss it between us, but for now we’ll enjoy the Grand Slam and we’ll start thinking about the World Cup later.”

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