{"id":293470,"date":"2023-10-30T09:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=293470"},"modified":"2023-10-30T09:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T09:24:37","slug":"rfu-accused-of-bringing-england-rugby-to-its-knees-despite-world-cup-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-league\/rfu-accused-of-bringing-england-rugby-to-its-knees-despite-world-cup-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"RFU accused of bringing England rugby ‘to its knees’ despite World Cup ending"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Red Roses head coach Sir Clive Woodward has accused the RFU of bringing England Rugby to “its knees” despite their bronze medal finish this year. Woodward believes the governing body is an “old boy’s club” that needs shaking up if England are ever to win another World Cup.<\/p>\n

England haven’t won a World Cup since 2003 when Woodward was at the helm. Since then, there have been two silvers, a bronze and a couple of disastrous early exits in 2011 and 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Steve Borthwick’s men defeated Argentina\u00a026-23 in the third-place playoff at Stade de France on Friday. Although Woodward is impressed by Borthwick and the players he has at his disposal, the 67-year-old wants to see the head coach gain some backing from a quality director of rugby in order to help England reach that next level.<\/p>\n

The former Rugby World Cup winner proposes that the RFU look to the\u00a0South African and New Zealand coaching boxes and consider the possibility of bringing on board a member of their coaching staff to become England’s new director of rugby.<\/p>\n

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Woodward is particularly keen on Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus or the All Blacks\u2019 Joe Schmidt and Ian Foster. Penning his latest column for the Daily Mail, Woodward wrote: “The RFU should be looking at the South African and New Zealand coaching boxes on Saturday night with envy but also with an eye on trying to entice one of them as director of rugby. I\u2019ve long advocated for English rugby to employ someone of real stature, gravitas and quality to that role.<\/p>\n

“For me, one of the fundamental reasons why the game in our country is still in such a precarious position is because the RFU lacks exactly that right now. Between\u00a0Rassie Erasmus, Ian Foster and\u00a0Joe Schmidt, there are some fascinating contenders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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