JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have appointed Felix Jones as a defence consultant for the Rugby World Cup, reuniting the former Ireland international fullback with head coach Rassie Erasmus after their time together at Munster.
"The feeling was that bringing in someone in that role now with new ideas now would be destabilising at this last stage of the preparations. Jones, 32, won 13 caps for Ireland and was part of the 2015 Six Nations title-winning squad. He also turned out for Irish sides Leinster and Munster.After being forced to retire at the age of 28 due to a neck injury he went straight into the coaching staff at Munster, where he worked under Erasmus for the 2016/17 season.
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