Yoda to Return?

Returning to England fold?

Speculation in certain media circles suggests that Stuart Lancaster’s coaching team in South Africa this summer may include none other than former England head coach Brian Ashton.

A strange appointment on the face of it but, on closer inspection, perhaps not so silly. Ashton’s international experience and attacking nous might be a very astute addition to the England ‘brains trust’ and a dream ticket of Gordon Brittas and Yoda could be just what England needs.

Whether he would contemplate working for his former employers again, however, remains to be seen.