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Stuart Lancasters promotion...flying under the RADAR big time

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Post by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Fri 1 Feb - 11:44

I mentioned this in the Rob Andrew Teflon Donut thread but that has been largely igniored and I consider this fairly important news for the future of the whole England set up:

http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/story/176251.html

England coach Stuart Lancaster is set to head up a new International Performance department at the Rugby Football Union following an in-depth review into the structure of the elite game.

Lancaster's likely promotion to a position where he will be responsible for all national sides and player development comes just over a year after he took interim charge of England. The RFU will also recruit a new head of player development to report into him.

His expanded remit will see Rob Andrew, the current professional rugby director and who along with Lancaster had significant input into the review, relinquish all responsibility for the performance department and concentrate on other areas of the game including the relationship between Premiership clubs, Championship clubs and the RFU.


This is quite a significant change, and its still not clear what will happen to the head coaches role although it does look like that will become redundant (again)

Ritchie on the new position reporting to Lancaster:

What you are doing is putting into place a structure that lasts beyond any particular head coach. This is an RFU full-time, permanent position. It's not like a football scenario where, if the manager changes, the whole coaching team changes. It is a full-time development role.


All in all its a shift back to what they were trying to get with Sir Clive, just now with a retired PE teacher in charge instead of a crushing bore.
Accusations of the RFU being a cushy club ensuring "their men" get jobs for life will not be tolerated.

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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Fri 1 Feb - 11:49

What qualifications does Lancaster bring to justify the expanded role?

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Post by Guest Fri 1 Feb - 11:50

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:What qualifications does Lancaster bring to justify the expanded role?

The same qualifications he had to get his existing job, i.e. not much.

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Post by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Fri 1 Feb - 11:55

Longer working with the England elite system than any other coach?

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Post by nobbled Fri 1 Feb - 12:16

Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler wrote:Longer working with the England elite system than any other coach?

If you're going to bring in facts into a perfectly good thread bashing the RFU you'll spoil it for everyone!
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