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Ford Emerges As Bookies' Frontrunner For England Role
Bath rugby coach Mike Ford has emerges as one of the bookmakers' favourites to take over the at helm as national rugby union coach, following the departure of Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday morning.
Former boss Lancaster, whose final tournament was the ill-fated 2015 World Cup of which England played host, left by mutual consent after three years in charge.
In the wake of the news, bookmakers were quick to install their favourites to succeed Lancaster and lead the red rose into what is to be a new era
Ford is joint favourite for the position, according to betmaker William Hill, who have pitted him alongside Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter at at 5/1.
Betvictor meanwhile have Ford currently placed at second favourite again at 5/1, behind only former Springbok Jake White in the pecking order.
Bath Rugby fans will take comfort from comments previously given by Ford, in which he insisted his future remained in Somerset.
Following England's World Cup exit, Ford said: "I have just signed a four-year contract with Bath Rugby and my only intention is to help them realise their full potential and achieve what I believe we can achieve.
"Why would I want to leave somewhere like this, working with our fantastic owner Bruce Craig, where it is joy to come into training each and every day, where the players and management are so enthusiastic about getting better and where they, too, want to take the club?
"We haven't won anything here. I understand that, but that remains our goal and I want to be at the heart of that journey along with my fellow coaches."
A list of current odds for the next full time coach of England Rugby Union can be found here, courtesy of Oddschecker.
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