Twitter reacts to Stuart Lancaster stepping down as England coach

In a move that surprised no one, Stuart Lancaster is no longer the England rugby coach.

After a disastrous World Cup campaign in which England crashed out at the pool stages for the first time in the history of the tournament, Lancaster's position looked to be on very thin ice. Things only got worse for him after the tournament, with Lancaster's big gamble Sam Burgess quitting the sport and reports that England players lost thousands of pounds in bad investments on the advice of the team's kit man. Fans took to Twitter to have their say, and most were sad to see Lancaster go. https://twitter.com/brianmoore666/status/664414767558164480 https://twitter.com/Twickerschick/status/664419148202713088

The general reaction seemed to tell the story of a good man, but not a great coach.

https://twitter.com/bencoles_/status/664419155555123200 https://twitter.com/WhiffofCordite/status/664414204829548544 https://twitter.com/JoelBayliss/status/664421288333692928

While others thought Lancaster might set a precedent across other sports...

https://twitter.com/johncrossmirror/status/664414312514064384

Some rugby fans felt that the wrong man had stood down...

https://twitter.com/Gordy99/status/664421607050317824 https://twitter.com/andyviewssport/status/664421571642179584 https://twitter.com/peterswannuk/status/664421520442290176

And that Lancaster should have been given more time...

https://twitter.com/GrumpeQuin/status/664421603833462784 https://twitter.com/JohannRed16/status/664421359909511168

Inevitably, fans began to look at who may replace him...

https://twitter.com/Ben_W__/status/664421450946895872 https://twitter.com/davidoedwards/status/664421225649844224 https://twitter.com/Shawzybaws/status/664421198739202048 https://twitter.com/LParr94/status/664422995037970432 https://twitter.com/mark__heath/status/664421692945469441