sport news LUTHER BURRELL: Eddie Jones blames England's lack of leaders on public schools ... trends now

sport news LUTHER BURRELL: Eddie Jones blames England's lack of leaders on public schools ... trends now
sport news LUTHER BURRELL: Eddie Jones blames England's lack of leaders on public schools ... trends now

sport news LUTHER BURRELL: Eddie Jones blames England's lack of leaders on public schools ... trends now

Eddie Jones says English rugby players who are educated privately do not develop enough leadership skills or the ability to deal with adversity. He believes England should blow the system up to try to improve the chances of future success. I was confused by these comments. It was an odd time to make them.

They came on the back of an Australia series that, while not totally perfect, saw England get back to winning ways. Any series victory in the southern hemisphere is to be applauded, but instead of everyone being positive about that success, people are now looking at the negative side of English rugby because of Eddie’s comments. In that sense, he is deflecting away from himself. I’m not sure why you’d do that.

My view is that leadership does not have to be in your DNA. Some of the best leaders do have it built into them and possess it because they have been in persistently adverse times.

Eddie Jones should take ownership instead of deflecting responsibility for their lack of leaders

Eddie Jones should take ownership instead of deflecting responsibility for their lack of leaders

There are some people like that in rugby who are very empowering, but leadership doesn’t have to be something you’re born with.

Eddie has been England head coach for seven years. That’s a long time and long enough for him to have been able to try to create leaders within his group regardless of where the players have been educated or have come from.

I truly believe any person, in whatever organisation, can grow into a leader.

Look at big corporate companies or organisations like the Royal Marines and the Police. They teach their employees to grow into senior roles and to develop as leaders. Why should a rugby team be any different?

Has Eddie been allowing his players to grow into senior roles and to develop as leaders? My honest view is he has not. We have to assume that is the case because, seven years after he became head coach, he is saying there are not enough players in his squad with leadership abilities and the strength to deal with adversity when things go wrong on the pitch.

Some people in rugby are very empowering, but you don't have to be born with leadership

Some people in rugby are very empowering, but you don't have to be born with leadership

In my view, part of the reason for that is that the England team is constantly changing year on year, not only with a big turnover of players but also coaching staff.

Eddie should be looking at himself and the environment he creates with England for why his players might lack leadership.

Instead, he is blaming other people and pointing the finger elsewhere, in this case at the private education system. I don’t think that’s totally fair.

If you look at English rugby down the years, the World Cup-winning class of 2003 had brilliant leaders in the likes of Martin Johnson, Lawrence Dallaglio, Jonny Wilkinson and Will Greenwood. Many of those guys and others from that era went to private school.

But since then, rugby has changed completely. The game now is far more strategic and far less barbaric. Rugby in 2022 is about problem solving as you go.

Eddie should be looking at himself and the environment he creates in the England camp

Eddie should be looking at himself and the environment he creates in the England camp

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