Coach Eddie Jones confirms Japan departure after Rugby World Cup

Former Wallabies coach will not take over Japan’s new Super Rugby franchiseDenies he has already signed with Stormers for next seasonJapan coach Eddie Jones has confirmed he will step down after the rugby World Cup and not take on a permanent role with the country’s new Super Rugby franchise. The former Australia coach told Japanese news agency Kyodo that his contract would not be renewed when it expires at the end of the year. “The [Japan Rugby Football] Union are going to announce this afternoon that I will not be continuing after 2015,” Kyodo quoted him as saying. “That was always the …