Michael Maguire says he would love to work with Eddie Jones at some stage in the future, but knocked back the chance to be his assistant coach at the Wallabies out of his loyalty to Ricky Stuart and desire to eventually win another premiership as a head coach in rugby league.
Jones, who has made no secret of his desire to poach the best players and coaches from the NRL since returning for his second stint as Wallabies, headhunted Maguire as his assistant.
While the former premiership-winning coach was flattered by the approach – a chance to oversee the Wallabies’ defence – he...