Simon Middleton explains four lessons since exiting England role [Video]

Former England women’s head coach Simon Middleton has revealed what he has been doing since stepping away from that role following his country’s 2023 Six Nations Grand Slam win. Having been an assistant for the 2014 Rugby World Cup win in France, Middleton became the English team’s head coach in 2015 and his time in charge was immensely successful. 

On exiting the RFU he considered retiring from coaching. However, he instead set up his own consulting business and has been working with World Rugby across a number of different countries to help improve standards across the board. 

Fourteen months on from his England exit, he has now paused for breath to reflect on what he has gotten up to. Posting to LinkedIn, Middleton wrote: “Never say never! So, it’s literally 14 months to the day that I stepped down from my role with England, and what a 14 months it has been.

“Stepping away from England, the RFU, a job and …