RFU's Conor O’Shea: 'I’m really excited about what England has. We have oodles of talent'

RFU director of performance is focused on improving domestic system to provide sustainable pathway

TWO THINGS: RFU CEO Bill Sweeney with Conor O'Shea, Executive Director of Performance

IS English rugby making the most of the talent available to it? The question is a direct one and, to Conor O’Shea’s credit, he does not duck it. 

“The simple answer is no,” replies the Rugby Football Union’s director of performance, sitting in the national squad’s hotel in Bagshot on a Monday morning. In the middle of a Six Nations championship, with a major Calcutta Cup clash looming, the Murrayfield outcome is currently not the only issue focusing minds around Twickenham.