NEWS EXTRA
By JON NEWCOMBE
YORKSHIRE’S influence in English rugby may be waning on the playing front but, from a coaching perspective, it continues to grow with the appointment of Mark Luffman as England women’s forwards coach.
Having coached Darlington Mowden Park for three seasons, the former Leeds hooker was chosen to replace Richard Blaze, who has joined Wasps.
A Grand Slam-winning match against Italy and a high-profile two-Test series against France isn’t a bad first introduction to women’s Test rugby. “It’s why you coach, isn’t it, for the exc...