O’Shea not interested in England job

Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea has ruled himself out of the running for the recently vacated position of English coach.

After a disappointing World Cup campaign which saw England knocked out by France in the semi-final English coach Martin Johnson came under increased pressure and finally announced his departure from the English setup last Wednesday.

Johnson’s announcement sparked the debate about a suitable replacement with O’Shea being cited as one of the favourites having impressed in his time at Harlequins.

Quins remain unbeaten 12 matches into their season, leaving them top of the Aviva Premiership table and tied at the top of Heineken Cup Pool 6 with French giants Toulouse but the Limerick born O’Shea insists he is happy where he is.

“My job is at Quins, full stop. No, I would not apply. No, the RFU have not been in touch,” said O’Shea after the triumph over Gloucester.

“Players like Chris Robshaw and George Robson have committed to 2015, and I want to commit to them.

“We feel we are the start of a journey, not even midway through it. I will get a huge amount of pleasure if we are successful and we see a lot of guys go on to represent England.

“I want to be at Harlequins, and I am going to be at Harlequins.”