RFU to review Lancaster contract

01 October 2014Former Leeds boss Lancaster has signed the longest contract ever awarded to an England head coach, in a massive show of faith from the RFU.

Lancaster's coaching lieutenants Graham Rowntree, Andy Farrell and Mike Catt have also completed new deals to run until the end of the 2019-20 season.

Ritchie rejected any gamble in the landmark contracts that run beyond the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, but admitted a performance review will be held after next year's global tournament in England.

"We will all, including the coaches, sit down and review how things go dur…