Rugby Australia have officially accepted the resignation of embattled coach Eddie Jones, who quit following the Wallabies' disappointing World Cup showing.
Steve Larkham and Dan McKellar are the frontrunners to take over from Eddie Jones as Wallabies coach with former All Blacks boss Ian Foster also in the frame.
Eddie Jones has quit as Wallabies coach after a disastrous return that included Australia failing to make the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
Brumbies prop Blake Schoupp and Queensland centre Josh Flook are among the new Wallabies call-ups looking forward to taking their first steps under Eddie Jones.
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones says he will use the Super Rugby Pacific clash between arch-rivals NSW Waratahs and the ACT Brumbies to finalise his squad.
Rugby Australia has reportedly pulled off its biggest coup in years by poaching NRL star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, but Eddie Jones was coy when quizzed about it.
Stephen Larkham says Super Rugby players should be prepared to have Eddie Jones analyse every part of their game if they want to win a Wallabies World Cup spot.
In a sign of what's to come, NRL supremo Peter V'landys has provided a tongue-in-cheek response to new Wallabies coach Eddie Jones's poaching intentions.
English rugby's reaction to Eddie Jones rejoining Australia to spearhead his home country's World Cup bid has been a mixture of amusement - and horror.
