Wallabies assistant Jason Ryles is excited to link up with the squad after parachuting in for the World Cup.
Ryles' return to Rugby Union comes with the former NRL legend in-between coaching positions, set to join the Melbourne Storm in November as legendary coach Craig Bellamy's heir apparent.
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It was Wednesday a couple of weeks ago. Eddie gave me a heads up that one of the coaches wasn't well and then he said I'll let you know if anything changes," he told reporters.
"(On) Wednesday a couple of weeks ago that afternoon, he contacted me and then on Sunday, I was on a plane over here [to France] so it was really quick.
"It's a great opportunity and I'm just glad I did it. It's been a great bunch of blokes and they're all looking to get better and chasing that World Cup. So it's a great opportunity to be a part of that.
"I was actually renovating my house. I was actually painting my house, doing real work and then got the phone call, no better way to spend the last two months of my little break than with these guys in France, chasing a World Cup."
Ryles will bounce off Jones in attack, with the head coach set to take charge as Ryles offers his expertise.
The two have worked together in the past with England, with Ryles conceding he'd would've never left Jones had it not been for COVID.
"What I like is that, like it or not, he challenges you every day," Ryles said on Jones.
"At the time sometimes you're thinking ‘Oh, I wonder why he's done’ that but then you look at it a couple of days later and you think ‘I totally get it now’. Again, it’s his experience and his will and drive to want to get better every single day.
"It's a really old cliche at the moment because there's so much stuff out there, but he genuinely lives it and then he drives it and expects it from his staff and his players and he has different ways of doing it. That's what I liked.
"I know when I worked with him, at the end of it, there might be some tough bits through the middle, but at the end of it, I'm going to be a better coach and that's plain and simple. I think that's the same with the players as well. When players play under him, often they become better players."
