Sport’s spying controversies

Eddie Jones claimed England were spied on during training in the build-up to their Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Japan.

England were completing one of their most important sessions of the week at their Tokyo base when, according to Jones, an unidentified cameraman was spotted in a building overlooking the pitch.

The Australian shrugged off the incident, though, saying: “There was definitely someone in the apartment block filming, but it might have been a Japanese fan. We don’t care mate. We knew about it from the start, it doesn’t change anything. We love it.”

In a lighthearted tone, Jones admitted he used to spy on teams himself, but said:  “I haven’t done it since 2001. You just don’t need to do it any more, you can see everything.”

Here, the PA news agency looks at other occasions where teams and individuals tried to gain an extra edge.

The original Spygate (Formula One)

British and Irish Lions tour (rugby union)

Genoa coach “hid like Rambo” to spy on rivals (football)

Man detained ahead of England World Cup semi-final (football)

A man was arrested ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final against Croatia last summer, suspected of spying on Gareth Southgate’s side. The man was accused of acting suspiciously on a roof, 180 metres away from England’s training base. He was asked to delete panorama photos and then released without charge.

Marcelo Bielsa admits ‘observing’ every Championship opponent (football)