When Eddie said he didn't like his teddy ...

This week's firing of Australian rugby coach Eddie Jones did not go unnoticed at Grumpy HQ.

Eddie inherited a stable ship from master-tactician Rod MacQueen, both at the ACT Brumbies and the Australian Wallabies.

And while Jones managed that talent well for a while - guiding the Brumbies to a southern hemisphere provincial championship before taking over MacQueen's job at the Wallabies - introducing and nurturing new talent was not his forte.

So good luck in Japan, Eddie. I'm sure George Gregan, and one or two other Wallaby old-hands, will miss your patronage and appreciate your scouting a retirement home for them in the land of the rising sun.