Danny Care offers his opinion on who should be England’s next head coach

Eddie Jones appears to be destined to remain England’s head coach until after the Rugby World Cup 2023, but the Australian has stated that his tenure will expire after the tournament in France. Rugby Fans can buy RWC 2023 Tickets from our website.

Eddie Jones appears to be destined to remain England's head coach until after the Rugby World Cup 2023
Eddie Jones appears to be destined to remain England’s head coach until after the Rugby World Cup 2023

Naturally, there has been much speculation about who might succeed Jones, with Borthwick, Andy Farrell, Rob Baxter, Richard Cockerill, and Alex Sanderson among the candidates. The RFU has stated its preference for an English head coach, with Borthwick, Andy Farrell, Rob Baxter, Richard Cockerill, and Alex Sanderson among the candidates.

Borthwick appears to be the front candidate as a result of his excellent work with Leicester Tigers, despite the fact that he lacks experience, as Care pointed out on the BBC Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

Danny Care is a candidate for the place of England’s next head coach

It’s difficult to say because Steve Borthwick has the most experience out of those people. No, he doesn’t, Care stated emphatically.

I’d say Andy Farrell has been training lengthier than Steve Borthwick, as has Richard Cockerill, Rob Baxter has been coaching for a lot longer, and I’d say Alex Sanderson coached Steve Borthwick at Saracens.

So Steve Borthwick is arguably the least experienced of the English contenders, but I believe he is the only one who has been in the [England] camp and has jammed a lot in. He’s won everything as a player, both nationally and as a club player, and I believe everyone who knows Steve Borthwick understands the level of detail that would go into that England team.

I just think the head coach becomes a lot of courtesy, but the other assistant coaches are just as essential. They must all be capable of challenging the head coach, with the head coach willing to be challenged for the greater good.

IRFU will certainly want to keep him beyond the Rugby World Cup 2023
IRFU will certainly want to keep him beyond the Rugby World Cup 2023

In English rugby, there is no shortage of qualified coaches

Andy Farrell has done an excellent job as Ireland’s coach in recent years, and he also spent four years as England’s defensive coach, so the IRFU will certainly want to keep him beyond the Rugby World Cup 2023.

Borthwick, Baxter, and Sanderson are all currently committed to their clubs, while Cockerill is England’s forward’s coach, albeit for only about six months. Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall, who has managed the North London club to three Heineken Champions Cup championships, might be another choice, however, the County Down man could be persuaded to return to Ireland.

There is still a lot of water under the bridge until the RFU names the next England head coach, but it does not appear likely that it will be someone who has never coached in England.

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