Eddie Jones suffers stroke - former Australian head coach expected to be in intensive care 'for a week' The doctors said he was showing signs of a light cerebral infarction and he was admitted to hospital for examination. Jones, who coached Saracens between 2007 to 2009, was also an assistant to Jake White when South Africa won the 2007 World Cup, defeating England in the final in Paris. White, among Jones's closest friends, told Keo.co.za that he had spoken with his wife and that the positive was that he was able to speak. "He is in intensive care and he currently doesn't have movement on his left side but he is talking - and typical of Eddie - it's about the challenge of the All Blacks and the subsequent European tour," White said. My understanding is he will be in intensive care for at least the next week. My prayers and thoughts are with him, as I am sure will be the case with all those who know him and have had the privilege of working with him. Jones played as a hooker for Randwick and New South Wales but was kept out of the Australia side by Tom Lawton. He played against the British and Irish Lions for New South Wales B in 1989. His coaching career flourished at the ACT Brumbies, coaching the Australian franchise to the Super 14 title in 2001 before he was appointed to replace Rod Macqueen as Australia head coach later that year. He guided the Wallabies to the 2003 World Cup final, before a poor run of form eventually saw him sacked in 2005. After two spells with Saracens, the first as a consultant, and temporary roles with the Queensland Reds and the Springboks, he spent three years coaching Suntory Sungoliath in Japan before he was appointed to replace John Kirwan as Japan head coach. He has led the Blossoms to their fifth and sixth straight Asian Five Nations titles. Jones has vowed to develop Japan in to a top-10 rugby nation before the 2015 World Cup in England, as the Asian champions prepare to host the 2019 edition. However, they finished fourth in the five-way Pacific Nations Cup last June.