Coaches
The England coaching team are highly skilled, highly motivated professionals dedicated to achieving success for English rugby. Experience is certainly not lacking among any of the coaches, with Graham Rowntree alone amassing an impressive 54 England caps.
A new addition is former dual code international Andy Farrell, who has made his position as Backs Coach permanent after a successful secondment from Saracens for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
See below to read the profiles of all our coaches or if you are interested in becoming a coach yourself, see our dedicated coaching section.
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Having picked up three International Championship titles as a player, including two Grand Slams, Graham Rowntree added to his collection, this time off the field, when England triumphed in the 2011 RBS 6 Nations.
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After an extraordinary dual code rugby career that brought 34 Great Britain caps and 11 for England in the 13-a-side game and eight in Union, Andy Farrell OBE became the England backs coach for the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship and in June was appointed to rejoin the coaching team on a three-and-a-half year contract extending to January 31, 2016.
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Since enjoying a glittering career and winning 75 caps for England, together with one for the British & Irish Lions, Mike Catt OBE made a striking contribution as the London Irish Attack Coach. It led to his role as England backs coach for last summer’s tour of South Africa, followed by his appointment on September 8 as attacking skills coach for England’s elite players.
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Ambition burns brightly for Jon Callard, a member of the RFU National Academy Coaching team for six years. He has the ongoing belief that his career highlights have yet to come. Jon’s modesty belies his status as a pioneering high achiever in his playing days.
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As a full time coach working with England teams for the past 11 years, Simon Hardy is steeped in the game that he took up when 15 at Great Baddow Comprehensive in Chelmsford. Simon said: "It was a soccer school so we only played rugby when there were no football fixtures."
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Since his appointment as a National Academy Coach with the RFU Elite Rugby Department last September, Nick Walshe has played an important role in assisting England U20 Head Coach Rob Hunter and ensuring the ongoing success of the squad that includes the 2012 Six Nations title.
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Eleven seasons have passed since Peter Walton, an exuberant and powerful back row forward, ended his playing days, took up coaching and embarked on the path to becoming the England U18 assistant coach.
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True grit, allied with technical knowledge and an inveterate sense of humour, are prized assets of Russell Earnshaw. He played for England Sevens from 1997-2003 and became assistant coach for the final two legs of the 2007 IRB World Series but has enjoyed a packed career before and since.
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Graham Smith joined the England Women's set-up as Assistant and Forwards Coach in 2003 on the back of a well-respected playing and coaching career.
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Assistant Coach of the England Women's Sevens team, Susie is also a former England international scrum-half. She first made her debut in 1994 and was a regular feature of the England team for 13 years before hanging up her boots in 2007 and amassing 65 caps. Susie has also played Sevens for England between 1997 and 2001 and played club rugby for Novocastrians, Leeds, Saracens and Clifton.
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Assistant Coach of the England Women's Under 20s team, Steve is a former lock for London Welsh, Bedford Blues and Rugby Lions.
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