England assistant coach Felix Jones has left his position with instant impact, the RFU confirmed on Friday.
Jones — a high-profile arrival from South Africa’s setup to help head coach Steve Borthwick — resigned as defence coach in August and was working in a distant analyst position throughout his 12-month discover interval.
However the announcement on Friday means he won’t be concerned for the upcoming Six Nations collection in any capability.
“The RFU can affirm that England Rugby males’s assistant coach Felix Jones will step down from his position on Friday 13 December,” an announcement learn.
Joe El-Abd took over from Jones for the Autumn Nations Sequence and continued with Jones’ newly-implemented blitz defence. He’s the third defence coach to work underneath Borthwick, who has been in cost for 2 years, after Jones and Kevin Sinfield.
England start subsequent yr’s Six Nations marketing campaign towards defending champions Eire in Dublin on Feb. 1.
