Video: Eddie Jones apologises for calling Ireland a ‘scummy’ country

The England rugby head coach also said Wales was a ‘little shit place’

Eddie Jones England rugby Ireland Wales
Australian Eddie Jones was appointed England rugby’s head coach in 2015
(Image credit: David Rogers/Getty Images)

England coach Eddie Jones has issued an unreserved apology after footage emerged of him describing Ireland as a “scummy” country.

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