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Matt O’Connor’s potential successors: Who should get the nod at Leicester?

5. Geordan Murphy

Many see the current interim head coach as a likely successor to O’Connor. Murphy is Leicester through-and-through, he is well respected by those at the club and knows how everything works around Welford Road.


6. Stuart Lancaster

The former England coach heads the lists sent out by some of the odds-makers and with pretty good reason. After the dismal World Cup, which we won’t go over again here, Lancaster travelled round the world and had stints in cycling, football, American Football and coached in the Mitre 10 Cup in New Zealand.  Then he surprised us all by pitching up at Leinster in September to help out Leo Cullen.

His role there has been more hands-on than it was with England, Cullen does all the so-called ‘big picture stuff’, but, as his family still live in Leeds, Lancaster could be ready for a return to the Premiership when his temporary deal finishes in Ireland. A decent bloke he might still be tainted by the World Cup fiasco in the eyes of people east of the Irish Sea.


7. JAKE WHITE

South Africa’s 2007 World Cup-winning boss pretty much finds himself linked with every top job that becomes available. His pedigree is an outstanding one, and it would be no surprise if he featured prominently in Leicester’s thoughts.