Best qualified: Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards
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VERY few countries in the international game appear to have succession planning in place when it comes to coaches – and I have said before that I do not subscribe to the concept.
For instance, Eddie Jones now has an England coaching team which includes John Mitchell, Steve Borthwick, Scott Wisemantel and Neal Hatley. The likelihood of the last three of them taking over is minimal – although Mitchell has done the job before with the All Blacks, and could do so again at international ...