Jones or White ‘tipped’ to become next England coach

Woodward slams Ritchie

LONDON, Nov 12, (RTRS): The hunt is on to find the man who will become the world’s best-paid rugby coach and the odds are strongly on the lucrative if high-pressured England job going to a foreign candidate for the first time.

Following Wednesday’s resignation of Stuart Lancaster, who presided over a dismal World Cup on home soil, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) have set out their stall for a successor with proven international pedigree, effectively ruling out most of the English contenders.

So, for the first time, the job that media reports say carries a 500,000 pounds ($759,650) a year salary, seems likely to be offered to one of the elite band of overseas coaches with an impressive track record, headed by South African Jake White and Australian Eddie Jones.