{"id":8496,"date":"2012-03-02T02:48:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T00:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/rugby-lancasters-chances-dont-depend-on-results-say-rfu\/"},"modified":"2012-03-02T02:48:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T00:48:12","slug":"rugby-lancasters-chances-dont-depend-on-results-say-rfu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-lancasters-chances-dont-depend-on-results-say-rfu\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Lancaster&#8217;s chances don&#8217;t depend on results, say RFU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Mitch Phillips<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON, March 1<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Stuart Lancaster&#8217;s<br \/>\nprospects of securing the role of permanent England coach do not<br \/>\ndepend on results in the remaining two Six Nations championship<br \/>\nfixtures, the Rugby Football Union&#8217;s (RFU) new CEO Ian Ritchie<br \/>\nsaid on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lancaster, currently caretaker coach after the resignation<br \/>\nof Martin Johnson, was in charge during away wins over Scotland<br \/>\nand Italy in his first two games before his team lost to Wales<br \/>\nat Twickenham last Saturday. England visit France on March 11<br \/>\nand sign off the defence of their title at home to Ireland on<br \/>\nMarch 17.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He is the only candidate whose application has been<br \/>\nconfirmed but Ritchie, who began his new role on Monday, said<br \/>\nthere was a strong short list, which has been reported to<br \/>\ninclude former South Africa and Italy coach Nick Mallett, former<br \/>\nJapan coach John Kirwan and former Ireland coach Eddie<br \/>\nO&#8217;Sullivan.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to see Stuart while the Six Nations is<br \/>\nunderway,&#8221; Ritchie told reporters at a Twickenham briefing.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I appreciate it puts more pressure on him because he has<br \/>\nthe day job to getting on with but it is helpful to be able to<br \/>\ndo that so we can move the process on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ritchie said he hoped to have the new man in place ahead of<br \/>\nEngland&#8217;s June tour of South Africa but added he would be<br \/>\nprepared to wait until as late as October if that was necessary<br \/>\nto secure the right man.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also made it clear that the appointment would be &#8220;a<br \/>\ncomparison&#8221; between candidates and would not be decided on<br \/>\nLancaster&#8217;s Six Nations record.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He did, however, say how impressed he had been with the<br \/>\nformer Saxons coach&#8217;s impact on the squad following the<br \/>\ndisappointing World Cup display on and off the pitch last year.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mitch Phillips LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Stuart Lancaster&#8217;s prospects of securing the role of permanent England coach do not depend on results in the remaining two Six Nations championship fixtures, the Rugby Football Union&#8217;s (RFU) new CEO Ian Ritchie said on Thursday. 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