ENGLAND rugby union coach Eddie Jones was approached to be a global ambassador for the Toronto Wolfpack, the club’s departing football director has revealed.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Brian Noble was asked if there was truth behind rumours Jones had been offered a job by the world’s only trans-Atlantic professional sports club.

“I think there is, yeah,” said Noble, who ended his formal association with the Wolfpack last week. “There is a bit of truth behind that, absolutely.

“Eddie was sought after in relation to his …. There’s ‘rugby’ concept that comes with Toronto. There’s a big rugby union presence in the country so we had to talk about ‘rugby’.

“We talk about eyeballs as well. We have an algorithm at the club, or there is an algorithm at the club that the ownership group use that is ‘what kind of eyeballs can we get on the club, both for eyeballs and for Toronto?’

“So Eddie Jones at the height of the World Cup would be high enough in that. To have an ambassadorial role at the Wolfpack in relation to promoting them right across the world, wouldn’t be a bad thing.

“I’ll give you an example. Conor McGregor had 20 million of these eyeballs on him around the world in terms of global exposure when he made his comeback. He’s an MMA fighter. Sonny Bill Williams when he signed had 80 million – four times the amount of eyeballs.

“That can only be good for the game.

“Eddie Jones being related to the game in terms of the noise in the media is not a bad thing. So yeah, there is absolutely some truth in that.”

Australian Jones is contracted to the Rugby Football Union until August, 2021. In the past he expressed both admiration and criticism for the 13-a-side code.