The England Women head coach Craig Richards has said that he will step down with immediate effect after his side’s Rugby League World Cup semi-final defeat by New Zealand.
The 44-year-old was in tears at York’s LNER Community Stadium after England squandered a 6-0 lead on Monday. “Someone else will take the team forward – it won’t be me,” Richards said after New Zealand booked their spot in Saturday’s final against Australia at Old Trafford.
“I will support from afar, working with my club to make those players the best that they can be so that I can put them forward for club and country.”
“When I got the job and someone sent over a video of the last World Cup, I thought, ‘Wow, what
© Times Newspapers Limited 2022.