FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach.
Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches John Fletcher and Peter Walton who have been with the RFU for ten years.
Dean Ryan, head of international player development, said: “I’d like to pay tribute to the huge role John and Peter have played in the development of many of our leading England internationals, and to their innovative and passionate commitment to coaching young players at every level.”
Mallinder began his coaching career at Sale Sharks in 2001, before takin...