The Hurricanes captain is heading into his final Super Rugby season before taking up a sabbatical in Japan and sandwiched between all that is a rather important tournament in France. Rugby Australia boss Andy Marinos says Eddie Jones will have carte blanche at the selection table but still expects to butt heads with the new Wallabies coach. "We've got to operate within the confines of the business and the frameworks," Marinos told reporters in Sydney ahead of Friday night's Super Rugby Pacific opener between the New South Wales Waratahs and Brumbies. Matt King/Getty Images Andy Marinos says he expects to butt heads with Eddie Jones at times. Rick Rycroft/AP Eddie Jones is back coaching Australia for a second time after Dave Rennie was sacked earlier this year.
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