England will go into the Six Nations with their third defence coach in under two years after the RFU confirmed that Brett Hodgson, the former Hull FC head coach, will replace Anthony Seibold after the autumn internationals.
Seibold, who succeeded John Mitchell as England defence coach in September last year, will return to the NRL to take charge of Manly Sea Eagles.
Hodgson, 44, will shadow Seibold for the next three weeks as England prepare to face Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. The intention is that he will run England’s defence into the World Cup and Hodgson will need to cure England of their habit of conceding points in a rush. Seibold calls them “lapses in games”.
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