England coach Eddie Jones has issued an apology after a bizarre race-related answer to a journalist’s question ahead of the team’s Six Nations clash with Ireland this weekend.
Having spoken before last year’s World Cup about ‘breathing exercises’ and ‘mindfulness’ as part of preparation plans, a journalist asked him about the subject of meditation.
However, he glibly responded: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever spoken about meditation. You must be thinking about someone else … maybe another half-Asian person … maybe we all look the same.’
Jones is said to have quickly sought to apologise to the journalist, while a spokesperson released the following statement: ‘Eddie made an off-the-cuff comment during the press conference which was not intended to cause any offence.
‘He has subsequently spoken to the journalist privately explaining this and apologized, which was accepted.’
“You must be thinking about someone else, maybe another half-Asian person, maybe we all look the same!”
Eddie Jones has apologised today after this controversial response to a question about him meditating.
He spoke before the RWC about 5am breathing exercises and mindfulness. pic.twitter.com/6uyJDZE9t0
— Neil Barker (@Mockneyrebel) February 20, 2020
