George Ford warns rugby union against football-style sacking culture

The Leicester fly-half says clubs must not panic during rough patches as Leicester prepare for Sunday’s crucial Champions Cup rematch with MunsterThe east Midlands has again felt an icy December blast from Europe. A year after the end of Richard Cockerill’s long reign as the Leicester director of rugby was precipitated by a second heavy defeat to a side in what was then the Pro12, Jim Mallinder’s 10 years in charge of Northampton ended on Tuesday after the Saints were routed by Ospreys in front of an unusually low crowd at Franklin’s Gardens.The Leicester fly-half George Ford is acutely aware …