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Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter welcomes prospect of Premiership coaches being in the running for the England head coach role when Eddie Jones departs – but insists: ‘We don’t really know what the job is!’
- The England job has not gone to a candidate from the Premiership since 2006
- RFU chief Bill Sweeney has backed Eddie Jones until next year’s World Cup
- Yet the RFU admit they want to eventually replace Aussie with an Englishman
- Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter is regarded as a prime contender
Rob Baxter has welcomed the prospect of Premiership coaches being put in charge of England – but admitted that they are unclear about the exact details of the RFU’s succession plans.
Not since Brian Ashton left Bath to run the national team in December, 2006 has the top job gone to a candidate from the domestic game. After Ashton, Rob Andrew took over on an interim basis, then came Martin Johnson – who had no coaching experience, followed by Stuart Lancaster – an in-house appointment by the union and then Jones – who was lured from the Stormers in South Africa.
Having backed the Australian to continue until the World Cup next year, RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has revealed that the Twickenham hierarchy want to eventually replace him with an Englishman.
Rob Baxter has welcomed the prospect of Premiership coaches being put in charge of England
The RFU have backed Australian Eddie Jones to continue until the World Cup next year
As Exeter’s respected, successful director of rugby, Baxter is regarded as a prime contender and he addressed the issue on Wednesday.
‘I’m not one of these people who says, “The England coach must be English”,’ he said. ‘But I think it’s good that they’re looking…
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Source : dailymail
