By PAUL REES

Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under 20s to the Junior World Cup in South Africa.
He had done so at the end of the 2000s when, after his 15-year playing career as an outside-half and full-back that took in Gloucester, Harlequins and London Irish, he moved into coaching and joined the RFU’s academy.
A successful decade at Quins followed, culminating in his appointment as head coach, before he returned to the age-grade game. He was the England U18s assistant coach when he received a call from Alan Dickens last mon...