Richard Hill is key to England’s next generation

The current head coach leans heavily on Hill when it comes to talent identification and development while he plays a key role in maintaining and improving club-country relations.

KEY COG: Richard Hill, the England manager looks on during the England training session held at Pennyhill Park. Pic: David Rogers/Getty Images

During his playing days, the World Cup-winning flanker Richard Hill always kept a low profile and in his current role as England team manager, talent spotter and one of Steve Borthwick’s key lieutenants, it seems that little has changed.

Just ask England’s newest back-row Chandler Cunningham-South, who only recently learned that the 50-year-old who had been giving him a few tips for the last couple of years, who “sounds like he knows what he’s talking about”, was speaking from considerable experience.