England's future looks bright after 6 Nations success

Lancaster is expected to be interviewed for the permanent position this week having led a new-look England team to second place in the Six Nations championship. Jake White has already bowed out of contention and Nick Mallett, another leading candidate, has conceded it will be hard for the Rugby Football Union to appoint anyone but Lancaster. The 42-year-old took the reins on a temporary basis when Martin Johnson stood down and he has succeeded in restoring a sense of pride in English rugby following the World Cup debacle. "I think there is more to come," said Lancaster, who capped nine new players during the Six Nations, including Owen Farrell and Ben Morgan. "There's a pipeline of talented players who sit beneath this whom I've worked with.