sport news Eddie Jones staged one last act of defiance before leaving Twickenham for the ... trends now REVEALED: Eddie Jones staged one last act of defiance - by refusing to say he had 'stood down' as England head coach - before leaving Twickenham for the final time through the revolving doors and making a dash for the car Eddie Jones left Twickenham for the final time at 10.15am on Tuesday morning He is understood to have pushed back on the wording of official press release The Australian did not want the announcement to say that he had ‘stood down’ By Nik Simon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:31 GMT, 6 December 2022 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 6 December 2022 Viewcomments It was 10.15am when Eddie Jones left Twickenham for the final time. He stepped through the revolving doors of the stadium’s hotel bar, holding a large leather bag, and made a swift dash towards the black Mercedes waiting outside. He managed to avoid the lone TV camera that had been in place for the best part of 24 hours, but wound down the window with one parting message. ‘You’ll have to ask the RFU,’ he said, with glazed eyes, pointing up towards the office of chief executive Bill Sweeney. Eddie Jones was sacked by England on Tuesday following a poor run of results There had been one last act of defiance before the Australian sped off into the distance. He is understood to have pushed back on the wording of the official press release, which dropped 75 minutes later, not wanting the announcement to say that he had ‘stood down’ from the role he held for the last seven years. This was not the way he wanted it to end. The revolving door kept turning. Jones’s assistants were next to turn up, ready for a coaching review of the dismal autumn campaign. By the time they arrived for their meeting, unbeknown to them, Jones had already left the building. As Sweeney’s decision trickled through on to the morning news briefings, hospitality staff inside the hotel bar huddled around the television, watching footage being filmed outside. Their long-serving customer was no more as the Jones era reached an inglorious finale. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility