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Eddie Jones has declared there were 'other forces at play' that forced him to quit the Wallabies coaching role as he delivered another parting shot at the state of the code in Australia.
In Wales to coach the Barbarians side, which will include eight of the players who took part in the most unsuccessful Wallabies World Cup campaign in history, Jones said he had to quit because he felt his role would be 'compromised'.
He said Rugby Australia officials didn't share the vision he had for the team and the sport so he walked away from his five-year deal without another job to go to despite links to Japan disrupting the World Cup efforts.
'I went in with a plan and had a commitment from Rugby Australia what that looked like,' Jones said.
'When the unity of where we were going