A timeline of Eddie Jones' impressive coaching career

Eddie Jones has been appointed as Wallabies head coach for the second time in his career, following the decision to sack Dave Rennie.

With the success that Jones achieved in his previous stint as head coach for the Australian national team, News24 Sport takes a look at Jones' coaching career:

1994 - At the start of his coaching career, Jones took charge of Randwick, the club he represented for 10 years as a player. He made this decision shortly after taking up a career as a teacher and school principal.

1995-1997 - In the following years, Jones went on to have small stints as assistant coach at Tokai University in Japan, before joining the Japanese national team as an assistant coach. He then joined club side Suntory Sungoliath after his role in the national team.

1998-2001 - Jones made his way back to Australia as he was appointed head coach for the ACT Brumbies. After a disappointing first season at the helm, Jones led the Brumbies to finish as Super Rugby runners-up in 2000, before earning the club their first title win in 2001. The Brumbies were the first team from outside New Zealand to win the title.

2001-2005 ­- Following the retirement of Rod MacQueen, Jones was appointed as the Wallabies head coach in 2001 where he won the Tri-Nations trophy in his first year. He failed to win the Tri-Nations in 2002 and 2003, before winning the Bledisloe Cup.

The Wallabies entered the 2003 Rugby World Cup as one of the favourites to win the trophy, alongside New Zealand and England. Jones led the team to a semi-final win over New Zealand before losing the final to England.

Following the World Cup, Jones was awarded with a contract to take the Wallabies to the 2007 World Cup, but following a run of seven consecutive defeats in 2005,