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Saint-Etienne:<\/strong> Eddie Jones\u2019 return as Wallabies coach this year has been a horror show.<\/p>\n After claiming that Australia could win the Bledisloe Cup and beat everyone on their way to World Cup glory, the Wallabies are within a whisker of exiting in the pool stages.<\/p>\n Jones has one win to his name from eight matches in charge this year. The side\u2019s average losing margin is 19.1 points.<\/p>\n He is under pressure to keep his job, which would leave RA without a head coach, eight months after sacking Dave Rennie.<\/p>\n Jones could also leave Australian rugby to go to Japan. He was sized up for the Japan head coach role during a secret interview last month and is in the final three candidates.<\/p>\n Here are a handful of contenders who could take the top job in Australian rugby as a dramatic rebuild looms ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour in 2025 and the home World Cup two years later.<\/p>\n Watch all the action from <\/b>Rugby World Cup 2023<\/b> on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport. Every match streaming ad-free, live and in 4K UHD with replays, mini matches and highlights available on demand.<\/b><\/p>\n Sports news, results and expert commentary. <\/i><\/b>Sign up for our Sport newsletter<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\nMost Viewed in Sport<\/h2>\n