Looks like it could be a case of when not if…
England have crashed out of the Rugby World Cup after just three games, losing to both Wales and Australia in two stunning games.
For a team who had hopes of winning the tournament, serious questions will be asked of the English coaching staff following this disappointment.
Stuart Lancaster was already under immense pressure going into the Australia game, but he is now odds-on to be sacked as England coach.
According to Ladbrokes it is now a 1/3 near-certainty that the game against Uruguay will be his last, and there are already some familiar names lining up to take the job.
Bath coach Mike Ford – who is the father of England flyhalf George Ford – is the current favourite at 4/1, with Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter closely following at 5/1.
Current England backs coach Andy Farrell – who is the father of England flyhalf Owen Farrell – is an outside bet at 16/1, the same odds as Michael Cheika, the Wallaby coach who has potentially ended Lancaster’s reign.
