Connacht have appointed former England boss Stuart Lancaster as their new head coach on a two-year deal.
Lancaster, who has been out of labor since leaving Racing 92 earlier this yr, will substitute Pete Wilkins, who stepped down after Connacht’s Problem Cup exit in April.
Having spent 4 years as England head coach earlier than leaving following a disastrous 2015 Rugby World Cup marketing campaign, Lancaster was appointed Leinster senior coach in 2016 and helped lead the aspect to 4 consecutive league titles and Investec Champions Cup success in 2018.
Lancaster says he’s “massively excited” for the newest chapter of his profession.
“Connacht is a membership with a proud id, a passionate supporter base, and large potential each on and off the sphere, so I am honoured and humbled to be given the chance to steer the skilled males’s workforce programme,” stated the 55-year-old.
“I am a agency believer in creating an surroundings that allows gamers to thrive and realise their potential, whereas taking part in a model of rugby that conjures up the group of which they characterize.
“Ever since my preliminary conversations with Willie [Ruane, Connacht chief executive], David [Humphreys, IRFU performance director] and the remainder of the choice committee, it is clear that very same perception exists right here in Connacht, and that is why I am so excited by this chance.”
