Stuart Lancaster was appointed as the head coach of the England Rugby Team on a permanent basis just on Thursday and he has gone down to work already, laying his blue print ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup on home soil and he already has elaborate plans for success in the tournament where the hosts will start as one of the pre tournament favorites to lift the famous trophy.
Lancaster landed one of the most prestigious jobs in the world of rugby on a permanent basis after a string of impressive performances as an interim boss during which time; he led the team to 4 wins out of five in the recently concluded Six Nations tournament that culminated in 30-9 humiliation of the Ireland national team at Twickenham earlier in the month. Nick Mallett, the former head coach of the South African and Italian national teams was also in the running for the job as head coach of the England Rugby Team but according to the reports, what clinched the deal for the 42 year old was his immense popularity among the players and the fans and his decent record with the team.
The former Leeds Carnegie player said that this appointment as the head coach of his own national team was a very proud feeling for him and it meant that he had reached the pinnacle of his short coaching career.
But he is not ready to rest on his achievements and wants to lead his team back to the top and the only way to do it, according to Lancaster is by winning the Rugby World Cup 2015 that will take place on home soil and he believes that with the squad that the England Rugby Team has at the moment, failure to win the tournament is not even an option.