Passion: Jim Mallinder

ENGLAND pathway coach Jim Mallinder has revealed why he turned down topflight coaching jobs in order to drive through the next generation of Red Rose stars.
Mallinder, fired from his role as director of rugby at Northampton last December, says he still has unfinished business at the highest level and would not be averse to testing his credentials in the Test rugby arena.
However, despite being linked with a move to Cardiff Blues during the summer, he is in no hurry to leap back into the furnace of club rugby.
Mallinder, 52, told The Rugby Paper: “I had a numb...