It may well be some time yet until the next England coach is publicly announced \u2013 but with a Rugby League World Cup now just eight months away, time is clearly of the essence.<\/p>\n
Shaun Wane\u2019s departure last month means that there is a role that needs to be filled by the Rugby Football League \u2013 and there are no shortage of possible contenders to look at.<\/p>\n
Some have already publicly declared their intention about going for the role while others have ruled themselves out. Some other names are yet to put forward their plans. Here\u2019s the state of play thus far..<\/p>\n
In the mix<\/p>\n
Front of the queue would appear to be Hull KR coach Willie Peters. Last weekend, Peters admitted in the aftermath of Rovers\u2019 pre-season defeat to Wakefield Trinity that he would be interested in a conversation surrounding the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know where it\u2019s at or what their process is but I\u2019ve got some interest in it,\u201d he said. \u201cMy priority right here and right now is with this team. But if something opens up there, I\u2019d like to have a conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another man interested? Leeds Rhinos boss Brad Arthur \u2013 who also publicly revealed that the role is one which appeals to him providing it would not clash with his duties at AMT Headingley.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know where it\u2019s at or what their process is but I\u2019ve got some interest in it,\u201d he said after last week\u2019s win over Bradford. \u201cMy priority right here and right now is with this team. But if something opens up there, I\u2019d like to have a conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the fence?<\/p>\n
One man that has already been heavily linked with the job \u2013 and will continue to do so, you would suspect \u2013 is Warrington Wolves coach Sam Burgess.<\/p>\n
Burgess is, perhaps unsurprisingly given his own international career, a heavy contender \u2013 so much so that Wayne Bennett has recommended he and James Graham lead the charge in the Rugby League World Cup.<\/p>\n
But Burgess, unlike Arthur and Peters, has remained non-committal for now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t see it, but my mum told me about it,\u201d Burgess said last month. \u201cI\u2019ve not really thought about it. I\u2019ve got my mind focused pretty hard on what we\u2019re doing here [at Warrington]. It\u2019s not even crossed my mind, really. We\u2019ve got a fair bit to sort here.<\/p>\n
Definitely out<\/p>\n
There are a couple of contenders who have decisively confirmed they are not interested as things stand.<\/p>\n
One is Wigan coach Matt Peet, who confirmed to Love Rugby League earlier this week that the role did not appeal to him at the present time.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if I was considered, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s the right time in my life,\u201d Peet said. \u201cI\u2019m focused on Wigan, I\u2019ve got a young family and it\u2019s a big commitment for anyone wanting to take on that role.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhoever does get it will get the full support of the Wigan club and myself, and I hope there are a few Wigan players pushing for contention in the World Cup. I hope a Super League coach gets the role and there are some outstanding candidates out there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve McNamara, a former England coach himself, was also quizzed earlier this week on whether he was interested. He appeared to suggest it was a no.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave I thought about it for the future? Absolutely not,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve just come back into the country.\u201d That would appear to suggest McNamara is prioritising his role at Warrington Wolves as assistant to Burgess.<\/p>\n
New names?<\/p>\n
One name who has been briefly mentioned is Brian McDermott. The former Leeds Rhinos coach is, Love Rugby League understands, tentatively interested in the role if an application process gets underway.<\/p>\n
McDermott is currently working in the NRL as assistant coach at Newcastle Knights but that is thought to not be a barrier to him being a candidate. The RFL are open to someone on either side of the world taking a job, irrespective of whether they are in a club job or not.<\/p>\n
That would leave the door ajar for one of Super League\u2019s most successful coaches to possibly come into the fray.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It may well be some time yet until the next England coach is publicly announced \u2013 but with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":451346,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-451345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/451346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}