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O/T Conor
DIR By: Monte
Date: October 27, 2019, 5:22 am
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Accepted a role in the senior rugby department of rfu according
to Sun Tel.
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: DOK
Date: October 27, 2019, 11:02 am
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Italy head coach Conor O’Shea agrees move to England as RFU plan
ahead for next World Cup
By Gavin Mairs, Rugby News Correspondent, Tokyo
26 October 2019 • 7:15pm
The Telegraph
The Rugby Football Union has already begun preparations for the
2023 World Cup in France by appointing Conor O’Shea, the Italy
head coach, to take up a senior position in their professional
rugby department.
Even as the England players were on Saturday celebrating their
stunning 19-7 World Cup semi-final victory over New Zealand in
Yokohama, it is understood that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney
was in the advanced stages of planning the next four-year cycle
by reaching an agreement with O’Shea to join the governing body.
The appointment was on Saturday described as a “major statement
of intent” by Sweeney, given O’Shea’s wide experience of
operating on the international stage.
Although his main role has been that of Italian head coach for
the past four years, he held a broader remit and was tasked with
creating the building blocks for the development of the sport
throughout the country.
O’Shea also boasts considerable experience in the Premiership,
having guided Harlequins to the league title when he was
director of rugby in 2012.
His inside knowledge of English domestic rugby is also likely to
improve relations between the RFU and the Premiership clubs.
The 49-year-old Irishman’s start date with England has yet to be
confirmed but it is thought he will take up his new post ahead
of the Six Nations tournament in February and will work closely
with head coach Eddie Jones.
It is understood the RFU is also in advanced stages of
appointing replacements for the vacancies in their elite pathway
department.
Telegraph Sport revealed in August that Jim Mallinder had become
the latest coach to quit the RFU set-up to take up the position
as Scotland’s new director of rugby.
Mallinder had been in charge of the RFU’s international player
development programme following the departure of Dean Ryan in
May. Ryan had been hired in 2016 by former RFU chief executive
Ian Ritchie to overhaul the development pathway from age-grade
sides to the senior England team and he caused controversy when
he dismissed long-standing England Under-18 coaches John
Fletcher and Peter Walton. Russell Earnshaw, another respected
coach, was also later made redundant.
One major criticism of England’s 2003 World Cup triumph in
Australia is that there was no succession plan in place but
Sweeney appears to have moved now to address the issue.
“This is a big statement of intent by Bill Sweeney,” said a
senior source. “Conor has done brilliant work in developing the
game in Italy over the last four years and also comes with a
great reputation from his time working in the Premiership.
“He knows the Premiership inside out and that knowledge will be
important in overseeing the development of the next generation
of players in the next four years.
“It is significant that the RFU have been able to attract an
international head coach to such an important position in the
organisation.
“It is the first major piece of the jigsaw in rebuilding the
elite pathway structure.”
O’Shea, who won 35 caps for Ireland as a full-back between 1993
and 2000 before his career was cut short by an ankle injury,
also has knowledge of the inner workings of the RFU.
He worked there as the director of regional academies between
2005 and 2008 before he left to take up a role with the English
Institute of Sport as national director.
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: PhilQuin2
Date: October 28, 2019, 5:02 am
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--- Quote from: Monte link ---
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> Accepted a role in the senior rugby department of rfu
according to Sun Tel.
>
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- At last! I think the RFU have hitherto been far too slow in
focusing on the over 65s' game.
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: stoquin
Date: October 29, 2019, 9:58 am
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I hope he isn't being lined up as a replacement for EJ in 2
years time
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: Chipstead Quin
Date: October 29, 2019, 10:12 am
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I read a few weeks back when this was first flagged up that
Tofty was linked with him as well .
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: Monte
Date: October 30, 2019, 3:07 am
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We
--- Quote from: Chipstead Quin link ---
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> I read a few weeks back when this was first flagged up that
Tofty was linked with him as well .
>
>
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Well presumably he is just parked at present waiting for an
opportunity although sure he is doing a good job in Academy
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: Quaking Quin
Date: October 30, 2019, 6:19 pm
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Oh dear!!
Presumably he wasn't considered for his dream job in Ireland so
it's a comfy backroom seat at HQ rather than continue the
unfinished and necessary challenge of developing the grass
routes game in Italy.
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: Quintron
Date: October 30, 2019, 6:32 pm
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He’ll fail here too
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: poorfour
Date: October 31, 2019, 2:52 am
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--- Quote from: Quaking Quin link ---
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> Oh dear!!
>
> Presumably he wasn't considered for his dream job in Ireland
so it's a comfy backroom seat at HQ rather than continue the
unfinished and necessary challenge of developing the grass
routes game in Italy.
>
--- End Quote ---
Don't look now, but your ignorance is showing. Conor has spoken
openly and regularly about why he doesn't want the Ireland job.
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Re: O/T Conor
DIR By: Banstead Quin
Date: October 31, 2019, 3:55 am
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For crying out loud guys, look beyond what the Italian national
team hasn't achieved and look at what he did achieve with the
club structure. If they keep that going, they'll be ok in the
long run.
We have a team that has another World Cup for the majority of
them and some 2 world cups so sorting out the structure now to
ensure that we continue to build is a good thing. He's always
struck me as a better administrator than a Head Coach, which is
why we were successful so quickly after he arrived. Working in
the background and keeping the crap away from the Head Coach is
a good thing.
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