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‘Come here and say that!’ – England boss Eddie Jones furiously confronts Australia fan who labelled him a ‘traitor’

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England head coach Eddie Jones had to be held back during a fiery encounter with an Australia fan who labelled him a ‘traitor’ during Saturday’s Test match in Sydney.England secured a second consecutive series win over Australia with a 21-17 victory in the third and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.But tensions boiled over after the game when one home fan pointed at the Australian-born England boss and called him a ‘traitor’ as he made his way down the touchline in a video shared on social media.Incensed, Jones attempted to confront him while repeatedly shouting ‘come here and say that’ with a security guard intervening as the 62-year-old made a beeline for the fan.The fan is seen nervously backing off with the member of security heard telling him: ‘I have spoken to you before’.Jones did not address the incident in his post-match press conference but later told the Sydney Morning Herald when asked about the incident: ‘Clowns think they have full go to abuse coaches.’Rugby Australia has condemned the behaviour from the fan as ‘totally unacceptable’ with further reports suggesting Jones was targeted with abuse on a number of occasions during the match and subjected to ‘inappropriate comments’.<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>Got what he deserved from Eddie pic.twitter.com/lUrtzrsB5hFormer England international Will Greenwood backed Jones for his reaction, insisting the England boss has the ‘right to respond’.‘I think everyone with one of these [holds up mobile phone] is now a reporter, so every action, every interaction is caught,’ Greenwood told Sky Sports.‘You have to act like a saint the whole time.

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