England coach Eddie Jones is refusing to talk about a potential Wallabies reunion following his side’s 32-12 World Cup final defeat by South Africa.

The Australian mentor is back in the spotlight after England’s thrilling semi-final win over the All Blacks last weekend.

Several former Wallabies, including Tim Horan and Stephen Hoiles, have called on Rugby Australia to pull out all stops to bring him back to the helm 14 years after he was sacked.

Since then another top contender, Glasgow Warriors coach David Rennie, revealed he had been approached by New Zealand Rugby over the All Blacks coaching role, vacated by Steve Hansen.

Jones told the Sydney Morning Herald on the eve of the final in Yokohama that he hadn’t “heard anything” from RA, but after England’s defeat he was cagey about his future.

“It’s not the time to discuss it now,” Jones told ITV on Saturday night.

“That’s for the future but for this team there’s no reason why they can’t keep developing.”

Jones was also reticent to comment on his earlier call for his reign to be judged by his team’s performance at the World Cup.

“I don’t think that’s relevant at this stage,” he said.

“I’m just thinking about my team, they’re hurting badly enough.

“South Africa were worthy winners but I can’t fault the effort of my players. They’ve been outstanding throughout the World Cup and played with a lot of pride and passion.

“Today we just struggled to get on the front foot. They were very aggressive around the ruck and the breakdown and obviously they had dominance in the scrum.

“It wasn’t until late in the second half that we got any power in the scrum and it’s hard playing off back-foot ball.”

Four years ago, the Australian masterminded Japan’s stunning 34-32 group-stage triumph over South Africa, dubbed the “Miracle of Brighton”.

Jones was a consultant for the Springboks side that won the World Cup for the second time in 2007.

He also led the Wallabies to the 2003 final, somewhat against the odds, where they lost to England.

Michael Cheika has called for an Australian to follow him, but former England star Stuart Barnes warned that RA may not be able to afford to bring back the coach they sacked after a string of losses in 2005.

“Eddie Jones has been signed up till 2021 with England so forget that,” Barnes said.

“England pay pretty well so if Australia want him, they’re going to have to break the bank.”