• Nigel Melville will step down from RFU position in December• O’Shea: ‘It is a really exciting time for English rugby’Conor O’Shea will join the Rugby
Football Union as director of performance rugby next year, the governing body has announced. Irishman O’Shea resigned as
Italy head coach this month and was previously director of rugby at Harlequins.
“I am privileged and honoured and it is an incredible opportunity to join at a really exciting time for English rugby,” said the 49-year-old, who will become the RFU’s director of performance rugby. “There is an exciting vision at the RFU. It is not just about winning tomorrow, but also about sustaining success and winning long into the future. We can really look forward to rejuvenating and re-energising the performance pathway to help, support and push
England rugby on.”