Those days are gone. South Africa and Wales were stinking the joint out, he further observed, because both sides were playing not to lose.For South Africa, they won by stopping Wales playing, through Damien De Allende's fine try and through Handre Pollard sticking his kicks.There are more than one ways to skin game, and South Africa did what they must to reach their first World Cup final in 12 years.

That’s very, very important I believe, as they’re at the forefront.”Now it is he who is at the forefront, building on the initial opportunity given to him by Anthony Foley and extended by Erasmus.“When Rassie came into Munster, he brought in Felix Jones who upskilled a lot of lads who were naturally good from playing Gaelic Football, the likes of Andrew Conway,” explained Jerry Flannery, his former team mate and coaching colleague.“I'm sure South Africa had to put a focus on that with Rassie's gameplan, the aerial game is massive in rugby.“Felix was a fantastic player in the air, so it's obviously something you'd gravitate toward as a coach – something you know intuitively well.“He didn't just do the attack with Munster, he did our kicking game as well, and the kicking game can start with how you pack your ruck to give the kicker the best option, it works with escorting when receiving kicks, getting a strong chase on, Felix will take all those aspects and I'm sure he's training the Boks there as well.”Jones will have spent the week analysing the kicking games of George Ford, who wore No10 in Jones' one and only game against England in 2015 (Ireland won), as well as looking for holes in the defensive games of Elliot Daly, Anthony Watson, Owen Farrell, Manu Tuilagi and Jonny May.Picking apart the overall English defensive system that so comprehensively negated New Zealand in the semi-final will be the toughest task Jones has faced, but it's exactly what Erasmus had in mind when tempting him south last summer.“He has really contributed a lot in a short space of time,” said Mzwandile Stick, the Boks' assistant coach. Felix Jones joined Ireland's backroom staff for the 2017 tour to Japan Felix Jones (L) and Rassie Erasmus will be reunited with the Springboks Felix Jones played 13 Tests for Ireland between 2011 and 2015 Hulkenberg on F1 2021 talks; Could Perez return in Spain?Anderson likely to play second Test, Robinson in squadJoe Schmidt: Felix Jones' South Africa role an 'awkward situation' Jones begun to show an interest, and proficiency, in the coaching side of rugby and had set himself up for his next step. Jones was exposed to the Schmidt playbook as a player and more recently as assistant coach touring Japan with the Irish squad in 2017.“It’s awkward because you don’t have to be a rocket scientist [to know] he came to Japan with us last time so he was right in amongst it,” Schmidt said. Felix Jones was strongly linked with a Ireland national team job but heads to the World Cup with the Springbok. Felix Jones joined Ireland's backroom staff for the 2017 tour to Japan Joe Schmidt fears South Africa might have recruited a World Cup quarter-final mole in Felix Jones… So if they become too cluttered, that might be a good thing. Your screen name should follow the standards set out in our Joe Schmidt fears South Africa might have recruited a World Cup quarter-final mole in Felix Jones.Jones formed part of Ireland's backroom staff for the 2017 summer tour to Japan, and head coach Schmidt admitted the 32-year-old's intimate knowledge of his side's set-up could prove costly at the fast-approaching global battle.Ireland could well face former Munster boss Rassie Erasmus' Springboks in the quarter-finals in Japan, leaving Schmidt frustrated Jones could not be tempted to stay on home shores. Please subscribe to sign in to comment.

This name will appear beside any comments you post. At 32, he will be backs coach for South Africa at a World Cup final.For Flannery, there is pride but, as a proud Munster man, there is also regret. I also know his work ethic. "Life came at Felix Jones fast but he scrambled and rebounded extremely well.

Jones was appointed defence consultant with the Springboks' last August ahead of the 2019 World Cup where he played a key role in South Africa's success. That is a culture we are trying to get back into the South African game. Tuesday, August 27, 2019 - 23:41 PM By Craig Ray JONATHAN BRADLEY reports from Ireland. "We'll see what he does after the World Cup but if South African win, he'll have a lot of options. "I just hope he delays that by a couple of months and is pretty average for the next two months. One week before flying to Japan, following Ronan O'Gara and Girvan Dempsey as guests on Schmidt's tour, Jones signed a new two year deal as Munster's attack coach.One week after he returned, Rassie Erasmus announced his departure from the province.

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