The former England head coach will not be underestimating the task facing the Irish side in their Champions Cup quarter-final, saying of relegated Saracens: ‘This is their last dance’

When asked if he would consider becoming an international head coach again, Stuart Lancaster recalls the nine months of disorientation he suffered after parting from England at the end of 2015 following their ignominious World Cup campaign. “Becoming a Test head coach again is not necessarily an itch I want to scratch,” says the 50-year-old Cumbrian. “Does Jürgen Klopp need to leave Liverpool to fulfil his dream and coach an international team?”

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