RU: Jones $6 to coach Wallabies - betting agency

AAP Sports News (Australia), October, 2007

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 10-25-2007 RU: Jones $6 to coach Wallabies - betting agency BRISBANE, Oct 25 AAP - The push for influential media personality Alan Jones to become Wallabies coach has gained momentum - albeit from an Australian betting agency. Sportingbet Australia has Jones at $6 to take over from John Connolly - behind only Kiwi Robbie Deans ($2.50), David Nucifora ($4), Scott Johnson ($4.50) and Ewen McKenzie ($5.50). Queensland rugby boss Peter Lewis caused a stir when he called for Jones to return as Australian coach - almost 20 years after his last stint. Suggesting the man who powered the Wallabies to the 1984 Grand Slam and 1986 Bledisloe Cup triumphs has polarised opinions. But Sportingbet Australia rates Jones as a...

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