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<blockquote data-quote="BPM" data-source="post: 1038895" data-attributes="member: 59968"><p>NZ and Ireland have promoted from within with Farrell and Foster I guess. The latter definitely hasn't been a popular appointment though.</p><p></p><p>I think it's hard to groom a successor within the international set-up. With 10 or so games a year, there's a limited window for a coach to hone their craft to the level required to be the head honcho and if you're in a team that usually wins more often than not, how much are you really learning?</p><p></p><p>Ignoring their relative successes, the route Borthwick, Gustard and Hatley feels like the right one. They've learned what works in a test environment and have then taken the opportunity to learn what it takes to be number 1 in a demanding environment. You could also include Dan McFarland who did an assistant coach role with Scotland before taking the Ulster job (where he's done pretty well).</p><p></p><p>As time goes on, that experience should put all of them in a good position for a number 1 job in test rugby. England is about the hardest there is, but I could see all of those (including Gustard) in bigger jobs in the future.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BPM, post: 1038895, member: 59968"] NZ and Ireland have promoted from within with Farrell and Foster I guess. The latter definitely hasn’t been a popular appointment though. I think it’s hard to groom a successor within the international set-up. With 10 or so games a year, there’s a limited window for a coach to hone their craft to the level required to be the head honcho and if you’re in a team that usually wins more often than not, how much are you really learning? Ignoring their relative successes, the route Borthwick, Gustard and Hatley feels like the right one. They’ve learned what works in a test environment and have then taken the opportunity to learn what it takes to be number 1 in a demanding environment. You could also include Dan McFarland who did an assistant coach role with Scotland before taking the Ulster job (where he’s done pretty well). As time goes on, that experience should put all of them in a good position for a number 1 job in test rugby. England is about the hardest there is, but I could see all of those (including Gustard) in bigger jobs in the future. [/QUOTE]
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