{"id":777788,"date":"2026-09-21T12:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777788\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:34:13","slug":"shaun-edwards-post-france-coaching-destination-is-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/777788\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaun Edwards’ post-France coaching destination is confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published: 2 hours ago | 21 September 2026 06:03 EDT
Updated: 2 hours ago | 21 September 2026 06:25 EDT <\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 19: Shaun Edwards, Defence Coach of France, celebrates their side’s win after the final whistle of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby match between France and England at Stade de France on March 19, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Mullan – RFU\/The RFU Collection via Getty Images) \"Google <\/a> <\/p>\n

Shaun Edwards\u2019 first coaching role since his shock exit as France\u2019s defence coach has been revealed.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old has joined up with John Mitchell\u2019s Red Roses set-up on a short-term deal ahead of the world champions\u2019 WXV Global Series fixture with the Black Ferns at Allianz Stadium this weekend. He will remain with England<\/a> until the conclusion of WXV Global Series.<\/p>\n

Edwards left his role with Fabien Galthie\u2019s team in the summer after nearly six years in the role. During his time in the role, France<\/a> enjoyed Guinness Six Nations<\/a> Grand Slam success in 2022 and back-to-back titles in 2025 and 2026.<\/p>\n

Upon his departure from France, RugbyPass\u2018 Neil Fissler reported that the corridors of power at Allianz Stadium could want to tempt Edwards to coaching an England side. Now the hugely successful coach is in the building.<\/p>\n

Steve Borthwick\u2019s men\u2019s side finished fifth at this year\u2019s Men\u2019s Six Nations and lost their opening Nations Championship<\/a> fixture 45-21 against South Africa, before winning games against Fiji<\/a> and Argentina.<\/p>\n

During a 12-year stay with Wales, Edwards helped the nation to four Men\u2019s Six Nations titles. In 2009 Edwards was defence coach for the British & Irish Lions in their 2009 tour of South Africa.<\/p>\n

He also enjoyed domestic and European success with Wasps. \u00a0During his playing career, Edwards won 37 major titles with Wigan Warriors<\/a> during his 17-year playing career that included stints with Bradford Bulls and London Broncos.<\/p>\n

Edwards will be bringing four decades of professional rugby experience to the Red Roses and will work alongside England defence coach Sarah Hunter.<\/p>\n

John Mitchell, Red Roses head coach, said: \u201cShaun and I have competed against each other in the international coaching arena for a very long time and I am very respectful of what he has delivered. I\u2019m looking forward to learning and working with him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince his time with France ended, we have had a conversation about our game, and he expressed an interest in working in an international women\u2019s setup for the first time. He has a huge amount of respect for the Red Roses and what we stand for; he sees it as a privilege to join our environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis coaching credentials are exceptional and his experience at the highest level of the game speaks for itself. Defensively, Sarah Hunter is relishing the opportunity to learn from him, alongside the rest of our coaching group, as we head into another exciting Test match against New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\u201cShaun will add to the programme and provide incredible value to the girls over the remainder of the WXV Global Series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last time out in WXV Global Series, the Red Roses drew 26-26 with Canada<\/a> in a repeat of the Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a> 2025 final. The result ended the team\u2019s 39-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

This weekend they will conclude their home run of Test matches against the Black Ferns at Allianz Stadium. The squad will then travel to North America to play two more fixtures against Canada and once against the USA<\/a> Women\u2019s Eagles in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published: 2 hours ago | 21 September 2026 06:03 EDT Updated: 2 hours ago | 21 September 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":777789,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-777788","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\/777788","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=777788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}