The Scottish playbook

[Which Tyler]

Assistant Banahan leaves Scotland two months before World Cup

Assistant Banahan leaves Scotland two months before World Cup

www.bbc.co.uk

Matt Banahan leaves role, effective immediately, concerningly close to the RWC. An offer "closer to home was too good to turn down"

Shame he couldn't request joining after the cup

 

[dirty harry]

Assistant Banahan leaves Scotland two months before World Cup

Assistant Banahan leaves Scotland two months before World Cup

www.bbc.co.uk

Matt Banahan leaves role, effective immediately, concerningly close to the RWC. An offer "closer to home was too good to turn down"

Shame he couldn't request joining after the cup

I can speak to this as being in this near exact position...

There is no money (or I should more accurately say was) in womens rugby below head coach. They would have covered his costs with a stipend. When an actual job pops up you can't afford not to take it.

Womens rugby is in a strange state, that it offers a platform and some notoriety to young coaches in the media, helping their public profile, but doesn't have the money for long term careers.