Eddie Jones reveals he was abused by ‘clown’ fan on his Twickenham return as Japan were thrashed by England – as ex-boss promises to respond to ‘toxic’ claims from Danny Care

Eddie Jones revealed he was abused by an England fan on his return to Twickenham and promised to use the Daily Mail to respond to Danny Care’s accusations about running a ‘toxic’ culture.

The Japan coach was involved in a bust-up at half-time of England’s 59-14 victory, immediately reporting the abuse to stadium staff.

It overshadowed his first match back at Twickenham since he was sacked by the RFU two years ago.

Asked if he enjoyed the occasion, Jones said: ‘It wasn’t bad until some clown abused me going down the stairs at half-time. If there’s only one clown in 81,634 that’s not bad. I’m not going to repeat it here because I’ll get into trouble.

‘I’m disappointed with the result but it’s always good to come to the home of rugby. There was a fantastic atmosphere.’

Jones kept a low profile throughout the week, pulling out of his scheduled pre-match media duties because he was suffering from a ‘cold’.

Eddie Jones was abused by an England fan during Sunday’s game versus Japan at Twickenham

England steamrolled Jones’ Japan side to win 59-14 in his return to the home of England rugby

The former England boss immediately reported the incident to stadium staff during half-time

It allowed him to dodge difficult questioning about Danny Care’s accusations about overseeing a ‘toxic’ culture during his seven years as England coach.

However, Jones mischievously claimed he will respond to Care by serialising a book of his own.

‘I’ll tell you mate, I’ve got a new book deal. I just signed it today,’ said Jones. ‘It’s going to be called, ‘Caring about Care’ and you’ll get all the details. I’ve got pre-order forms up here, you can come up and get a pre-order forms. Get them hot. I’m trying to do a deal with the Daily Mail, but we haven’t come to an agreement yet. If you want to read about it, there you go, it’ll be a good one. I’ll put a whole chapter in there ‘Caring about Care’.’

England scored nine tries against their unfancied opponents to finally end a run of five consecutive defeats.

‘I’m glad Steve [Borthwick] won’t have you guys haunting him for at least seven days,’ added Jones. ‘I’m sure he’s going to enjoy his orange juice tonight.’

Assessing England’s difficult autumn series, Jones added: ‘You always get that little sticky period where in the big games it doesn’t quite work and you get beaten by a point or two points or a penalty goal. I think they’re going in the right direction. I look at Marcus Smith today, having brought him in when he was young, and now he’s so composed and confident in his decision making.’

England’s players will now return to their clubs, before reconvening for their Six Nations opener against Ireland next year.

Head coach Borthwick summed up the campaign: ‘As you reflect, the obvious overriding feeling will be one of frustration to have come so close to getting results but not actually able to convert them in the first three weeks. That will be one emotion. The other aspect of it was real positivity around how the team plays. I want the team to be brave with the ball. I want them to play fast. I think we’ve seen growth in that area over the last four weeks.’