Eddie Jones will avoid an awkward reunion with his rival Sir Clive Woodward after taking on a role as a TV pundit.

The Australian coach has signed up to feature on ITV's coverage for the Six Nations, with four of England's five matches in the series being screened by the broadcaster. Presenters Mark Pougatch and Jill Douglas will front their coverage, with Nick Mullins and Miles Harrison providing lead commentary voices.

Former England international Topsy Ojo will contribute his thoughts as a pundit and reporter, with ITV's seasoned reporter Gabriel Clarke providing boots on the ground for the TV channel. Jonny Wilkinson, Lawrence Dallaglio and Ugo Monye are the other former England stars recruited to scruitinise their performances along with Jones.

But there will be no awkward run-in between the 64-year-old and Woodward, 69, after the latter concluded his association with ITV after the 2023 World Cup.

The pair share a long-standing feud that dates back to when Jones was in charge of Australia and Woodward was at the helm for England.

Woodward guided England to their only Rugby World Cup triumph in 2003 after a memorable victory over Australia.

And that lit the fire between the two men, with relations increasingly strained in recent times and especially after Jones was sacked by England following his seven-year stint in charge.

In his latest jibe, Woodward claimed Jones had "lost the plot" after England destroyed his Japan side 59-14 at Twickenham in November.

"This was not a Test match, it was a foregone conclusion," he wrote in his Daily Mail column. "Eddie Jones was smiling at the final whistle, which was bizarre. He has lost the plot in so many ways and it is not helping the image of international rugby."

Jones has been just as vocal in asserting his dislike for his former counterpart, claiming the World Cup-winning coach was bitter because he didn't get a role as director of England Rugby.

"He's consistently criticising," Jones said in 2023, during an appearance on The Bye Round Podcast.

"We had a bit of a thing when we were England and Australia coach, but his great gripe is that he wanted to be director of rugby at England. He wanted to oversee it and he never got that job.

"After the World Cup in 2019, he ran an internal campaign with the RFU to take that position and he did it behind my back and I thought it was quite sneaky and deceitful.

"So every time since, if he says something, I really don't value his thoughts at all and I don't like him as a bloke, because he was so deceitful."

It proves to be an important tournament for England, who haven't triumphed at the Six Nations since they claimed a third title under Jones in 2020.

Steve Borthwick's men will be pitted twice against Japan - who are coached by Jones - and face pressure to perform after the Red Rose won only five of their 12 matches last year.