England have refused to rule out an attempt to bring former boss Stuart Lancaster back into their coaching set-up. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will in January launch the search for a coach to join England’s backroom staff after the 2019 World Cup. “We have got a spreadsheet of everything and everyone, all around, different levels, assistant coaches, kicking coaches, and we have English coaches overseas as well. I am English, this is England, of course it would be great to have an English coach. Asked if promotion and relegation could be halted for this season, Melville replied: “I think that’s called wishful thinking isn’t it?

Source: Evening echo December 05, 2018 09:11 UTC