Mallinder: I don’t want England job
NORTHAMPTON head coach Jim Mallinder has not applied to be England manager but admits he would like the job one day.
The Saints boss was thought to be one of the home-grown candidates to have registered interest before Wednesday’s deadline.
But he said: “I haven’t applied. It’s probably the best job in the world coaching-wise but it’s got to be the right thing at the right time.”
Mallinder follows former New Zealand assistant coach Wayne Smith in ruling himself out of the running to be Martin Johnson’s permanent successor. Interim boss Stuart Lancaster, who has won his opening two Six Nations matches since being placed in temporary charge, has confirmed he wants to keep the job.
London Irish coach Toby Booth is thought to be his main domestic rival, while former international chiefs Nick Mallett, John Kirwan and Eddie O’Sullivan are also in the frame.