As the international rugby landscape evolves, attention is turning to who will guide the game\u2019s top teams into the next era. <\/p>\n
Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel <\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n Coaching decisions could redefine national fortunes, with elite tacticians and former legends under consideration.<\/p>\n One of the biggest questions looms in South Africa, where a two-time World Cup-winning Springbok could emerge as Rassie Erasmus\u2019 successor.<\/p>\n Here are our picks for the next head coach for every major rugby nation.<\/p>\n England \u2013 Shaun Edwards<\/p>\n One of the best coaches in the world is English, and the RFU should be targeting him as a replacement for Steve Borthwick. <\/p>\n Shaun Edwards\u2019 reputation as a tactician and motivator is unparalleled, and his defensive acumen could immediately strengthen England\u2019s set-up.<\/p>\n Edwards\u2019 playing career in rugby league was legendary. He won eight championships and nine Challenge Cups with Wigan Warriors and played in a record eleven finals.<\/p>\n Transitioning to rugby union, Edwards coached London Wasps from 2005 to 2011, winning multiple Premiership titles and European trophies. He later became Wales\u2019 defence coach, contributing to three Grand Slams and four Six Nations victories.<\/p>\n More recently, he guided France to three Six Nations titles as defence coach. His track record of adapting to new challenges, coupled with his tactical genius, positions him as a prime candidate to lead England forward.<\/p>\n CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/p>\n Like this:<\/p>\n Like Loading…<\/p>\n