How former coach Eddie Jones has got under the skin of the Wallabies and their fans yet again

Eddie Jones is already on the nose with many Wallabies stars and fans following the disastrous 2023 World Cup campaign – and now it can be revealed he has been working closely with the enemy.

British and Irish Lions prop Ellis Genge confirmed ‘Eddie Everywhere’ has been in touch ahead of the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday.

Genge, who grew up in a tough Bristol council estate, previously worked with Jones when he was in charge of the England squad.

‘I texted Eddie the other day,’ the loosehead prop told reporters.

‘He gave me feedback on my game straight away. He didn’t even acknowledge what I said. (And) I wouldn’t have him any other way.’

Genge, 30, is also loving being part of the Lions’ touring party on Australian soil.

British and Irish Lions prop Ellis Genge confirmed ‘Eddie Everywhere’ has been in touch ahead of the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday

‘Faz (coach Andy Farrell) said you should have a swagger about yourself, you should be proud, you should take a second to think: ‘You have done it,” Genge said.

‘That stuck with me a bit because I have rarely taken the opportunity to reflect on my career thus far. 

‘I felt that if you start doing that, and looking back, you struggle to get out of second gear sometimes.

‘Someone said to me at the beginning of this year there is a difference between being a Lion and being a winning Test Lion.

‘Hopefully, we can make that happen.’

Jones also outlined how the Wallabies can cause a massive boilover at Suncorp Stadium in his eyes.

‘They’ve got to be in and out of the contests,’ he said on his Rugby Unity podcast.

‘They’ve got to be moving the ball quickly. You’ve got to do something to psychologically upset the Lions.

‘If it’s a settled game of rugby that goes from set piece to set piece, the power of the Lions and the strength of their bench means they win.’