How to hire a rugby coach? Eddie Jones has argued that British coaches should be less insular ((adj.) separated and narrow-minded; tight-knit, closed off) and coach abroad more. Jones may have won a Six Nations grand slam at his first attempt but the gestation period is longer at club levelAt this time of year everyone is looking for a recent spell. Rugby coaches are not magicians but that inconvenient detail tends to be overlooked whenever appointments are made. Rassie Erasmus’s arrival as Munster’s head coach is the latest example; Graham Rowntree’s impending role as forwards coach at Harlequins will shortly be another. Never intellect that,in the vast majority of cases a recent coach is only as great as the cattle in his sheds.
There are occasional exceptions: England under Eddie Jones have made instant strides with virtually the same group of players. The snag is that world‑course, seasoned operators such as Jones do not near cheap. Nor are there millions of them in Europe. Only one of Irelands four provinces is set to be under the command of an Irishman next season. None of the four home unions are coached by someone from the northern hemisphere, and let alone their own country. At present Australians are in charge of coaching English cricket,English rugby union and rugby league and British cycling. In the modern sporting world people are increasingly scouring the globe for miracle cures.
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Source: theguardian.com