Lancaster and Rowntree to take charge of England till after the 6 nations!!!

[racingmetrofan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15944912.stm

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Interesting stuff
Wonder how this will effect our 6N

 

[McTallshort]

Not a bad choice to be honest, it will give us a chance to see what Rowntree is made of and Lancaster will know all the players who have come through the Saxons a team which has been fairly successful in recent years.

 

[j'nuh]

Anything on an attack coach? Hope whoever comes in as an attack coach is a temp too. We shouldn't be tying ourselves down into lengthy contracts until a head coach is there to select/approve the assistants.

 

[gingergenius]

This must mean that the RFU are waiting for Mallinder to finish the season with Saints. Fair enough.

What is of the utmost importance is that Lancaster picks the players that will bring us forward over the next four years. His relationships from the Saxons should be beneficial. He must look at it as a win-win situation. With a temporary manager and a new squad, the pressure will be off - no one will expect England to win the 6N, and he doesn't have to worry about the job anyway. Frankly, I don't care where we come. So building the team will be the priority, and you never know, it may bring about a few surprises.

Best case scenario: England have 5 good six nations matches, where a lot of young talent is on display, we play good rugby but there will obviously be matters of inexperience and silly errors... no matter, it's a good learning curve. New leaders on the field start to emerge. Mallinder takes over to bring England on a Summer Tour.

Worst case scenario: Johnny Wilkinson starts every game at 10, and Hape, Easter etc. play a big part. England win 3 out of 5 games without really learning anything, and the entire tournament is wasted. Young inexperienced squad brought on summer tour and has confidence wrecked by heavy defeats.

 

[Peat]

This must mean that the RFU are waiting for Mallinder to finish the season with Saints. Fair enough.

Lining up Mallet/postponing decisions until a new CEO arrives are just as plausible conclusions to take from this.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The Rugby Blog were at the RFU press conference today, and they got the impression that they're waiting for Mallet rather than Mallinder

 

[j'nuh]

Now the BBC have changed what they're reporting, and saying that an interim coach will be appointed, with no mention of Lancaster and Rowntree. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15944912.stm)

So does that mean Lancaster and Rowntree won't be taking charge now? Or does it mean that it's shaping up to be Lancaster = coach, Rowntree = manager?

Confuz.

Seems like Rob Andrew will stay in the job, but separated from what goes on in the national set-up, as a manager is going to be appointed to take care of off-field issues with a coach to take care of on-field matters. Sounds good to me.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

To be fair, before it said "BBC Sports understands" - which means they can just change it to whatever they want afterwards