{"id":690469,"date":"2026-07-14T03:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/690469\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T03:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:55:07","slug":"shaun-edwards-to-replace-steve-borthwick-as-england-head-coach-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/690469\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaun Edwards to replace Steve Borthwick as England head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a new Rugby World Cup cycle now underway, attention is already turning to the coaches who could shape the future of international rugby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2b50 Save us to your <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/4bziEdo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Favourites <\/a>for nonstop RUCK content!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of the game\u2019s biggest nations are expected to face major decisions over the next few years, with a number of high-profile head coaches approaching the end of their current tenures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One succession plan attracting particular interest is in South Africa, where the search for Rassie Erasmus\u2019 eventual successor has already sparked plenty of debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From proven international winners to rising coaching stars,\u00a0RUCK\u00a0takes a look at the leading candidates to become the next head coach of every major rugby nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel\/AbYd2l05pp1bM_Ix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Join RUCK\u2019s Instagram broadcast channel <\/a>and get the latest rugby news straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>England \u2013 Shaun Edwards<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shaun Edwards\u2019 reputation as a tactician and motivator is unparalleled, and his defensive acumen could immediately strengthen England\u2019s set-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/shaun-edwards-to-replace-steve-borthwick-as-england-head-coach\/2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CONTINUES ON PAGE TWO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With a new Rugby World Cup cycle now underway, attention is already turning to the coaches who could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":690470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-690469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=690469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/690470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=690469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=690469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=690469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}