Vickery backs new long-term England coaches deal

World Cup-winner Phil Vickery has backed the Rugby Football Union's call to give the four England coaches new deals which take them through until 2020.



The announcement sees Lancaster and his trio of assistants take charge of England for next year's World Cup and the global gathering in Japan in 2019.

For Vickery, who captained England in the 2007 World Cup, he feels coaching stability is integral to long-term development both for the players and the team.



"What Stuart's done has been fantastic and there is a real bonding in and around that England team," Vickery told ESPN.

"One o…