DEAN RYAN

has let rip at the rFU after leaving his post as head of international player development at twickenham, to take charge of the Dragons in newport. speaking to the Sunday Times, he claimed that the union ‘do thousands of things — none very well’. in a scathing verdict on the costcutting which undermined his department’s work, ryan added: ‘there is nothing left, no resources. england will still play Under 20 games but there is nothing behind it. there are no development programmes. We’ve given it up.’ his damning words will rattle new rFU chief executive Bill sweeney, who has inherited a mess. But ryan’s parting shot is also a means of shifting attention. he sacked popular, long-established england Under 18 coaches John Fletcher and Peter Walton — to the dismay of so many players they had nurtured. that was more about creating his own vision and structure, but now he is gone and there is no vision left and no legacy, just acrimony.