• Ritchie handed former coach Stuart Lancaster current contract until 2020
• Former Wimbledon tennis chief oversaw Eddie Jones’s appointmentIan Ritchie says he never considered stepping down as the chief executive of the Rugby Football Union despite coming in for intense criticism in the wake of Englands dismal World Cup campaign.
It was Ritchie,the former Wimbledon tennis chief executive, who ratified Stuart Lancaster’s appointment as England head coach in 2012 and then last year gave him a current contract lasting until 2020. Related: England contenders: half a dozen Eddie Jones should consider for Six Nations | Paul Rees Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com