Shocking stuff.
Footage has emerged of England rugby coach Eddie Jones being subjected to verbal abuse as he exited a train station in Manchester on Sunday.
Footage posted on Twitter by Dan Roan of the BBC shows Jones posing for photographs with four men outside a train station in Manchester, where Jones had travelled to from Edinburgh to watch Manchester United take on Chelsea at Old Trafford as a guest of Sir Alex Ferguson.
After posing for the photograph, the fans began to hurl insults at Jones as he entered a waiting car, calling him a “fu**ing c**t”, an “English bastard” (Jones is Australian) and roaring “Scotland, Scotland” in the wake of the Scots’ victory over England in the Six Nations a day previous.
Warning: Some viewers may find the footage below offensive.
https://twitter.com/danroan/status/969107662729334784
Before video footage of the incident emerged,
according to the BBC, Jones said he would no longer travel by public transport after being subjected to abuse, with a further incident allegedly taking place when Jones travelled from Manchester to London later in the day.
Asked if the abuse was physical or verbal, Jones replied: “A bit of both.”
“I'm a human being. I don't consider myself any different from anyone else, so for me to travel on public transport I thought was OK,” Jones said.
“I can't because it was shown what happens when I do. That's the world we live in. I was massively surprised. It wasn't comfortable.”
In a statement, Scottish Rugby said it was "appalled" by the verbal abuse suffered by Jones and hit out at the "disgusting behaviour" of those involved.
https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/969133282788102144