Eddie Jones, the England head coach, has not decided whether players' wives and girlfriends will be invited to the RWC in Japan with his side.

England Rugby coach Eddie Jones is consulting over whether his players' wives and partners will be welcome at next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.

Jones will first speak to England football manager Gareth Southgate about his side's experience at the Fifa World Cup in Russia before making his decision, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The Football Association did not put a ban on partners attending the Football World Cup, so many brought their families on tour with them during the tournament in June and July this year.

DAN MULLAN/GETTY IMAGES Wives and girlfriends of the New Zealand team celebrate with the Webb Ellis Cup following the 2015 Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and Australia at Twickenham Stadium on October 31, 2015.

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Former England manager Martin Johnson allowed players in 2011 to wives and girlfriends (WAGs) to New Zealand, believing it would bring stability.

But England were punted out of the cup in the quarterfinals. Some players were criticised for partying incidents in Queenstown.

This time around Jones wants to gather more information before making his decision.

"We have been talking to the FA about what they did successfully at the World Cup. When it gets closer to the time we will have a policy on that. I don't want to say what the FA did because I might get it wrong," he told the Daily Telegraph.

Jones said attitudes to having families on tour varied. "It is about coming up with a set of rules that individually allow the players some freedom but at the same time maintain the team discipline. That is what we are working towards."



The All Blacks were given the option of taking partners to the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England, which they won. Most of the wives and partners attended.