The Iron Curtain: My Rugby Journey from League to Union

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Like I said, what Shaun Edwards has been able to achieve is wonderful and he’s had a fantastic career. It’s probably a bit unfair on Shaun to use me in the same sentence.”

Eighteen years separate the appointments of Phil Larder and Paul Gustard as England defence coach but a strand exists between the two, because Gustard was a Leicester player during their glory years of 1999-2002 when Larder oversaw the meanest defence in the land.Right-wing Elliott wasn’t far behind on 446 games in which he amassed 153 tries (many of them created by his centre Larder), equating to 459 points. Lions Record: Playing 1974 & 1977, Coaching 1989, 1993 & 1997. Toured South Africa on victorious 1974 tour playing 14 matches including 4 test matches. 1977 tour to New Zealand saw Geechs make 16 appearances for the Lions including all four test matches and the one off test against Fiji on the way home. Ian captained the Lions on two provincial matches in New Zealand. He also played in the Queens Silver Jubilee unofficial game against the Barbarians in 1977. Geechs Lions coaching career began in 1989 with the victorious tour to Australia winning 2-1. This was followed by a losing tour to New Zealand four years later and was then followed up with a successful tour to South Africa in 1997 resulting in a 2-1 win for the Lions.

Warriors general manager Charlie Little said: "It's always good to have specialists who have worked at the very top level to come and work with us. I am delighted to join Worcester Warriors coaching staff," he said. "They are an exciting club with tremendous modern facilities and excellent potential. Last year under the guidance of head coach Richard Hill they developed a winning habit and secured promotion. My job is not only to help the Warriors cement a place in the Premiership but help to inspire them to become one of the leading rugby clubs in England." He also coached GB on their 1996 tour of Fiji, PNG and New Zealand before joining England RU as Clive Woodward’s defence coach in 1997.Talk to Larder now and he sees an urgent need for England to rediscover some of the ways of that all-conquering team of Johnson’s.