England rugby league team RFL persuades Wayne Bennett to continue in role as England coach • Bennett’s next game will be Test against New Zealand in Denver• Castleford coach Daryl Powell decides against joining Bennett Wayne Bennett (right) will be at the England helm for the groundbreaking Test against New Zealand in Denver in June. Photograph: Daniel Munoz/AAPThe Rugby Football League will confirm Wayne Bennett’s reappointment as England coach in the next 48 hours – but the Castleford coach, Daryl Powell, has decided against taking a role with the national side for now. Australia beat England in closest Rugby League World Cup final in decades Read morePowell had been offered a deal to join Bennett’s support staff, in a role initially supporting the Australian before potentially succeeding him as head coach. Long touted as a future coach of England, the former Great Britain half-back has opted to focus on his club commitments for now. Both the RFL and the New Zealand Rugby League have sanctioned the Test, which will take an elite international rugby league match to the US for the first time in the sport’s history.

Source: The Guardian February 18, 2018 18:11 UTC