SALFORD, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach looks on during the England training session held at the AJ Bell Stadium on October 8, 2015 in Salford, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Stuart Lancaster joins panel to advise on how Euro 2016 flops England can improve

Stuart Lancaster joined a panel tasked with reviving the persistently failing football team
Th 48-year-old presided over England’s Rugby World Cup failure in 2015
Dan Ashworth is leading a technical team trying to solve England’s woes

Euro 2016 flops England have turned to failed Rugby World Cup coach Stuart Lancaster for advice on how to revive their fortunes on the international stage following their latest disappointment.

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The decision to approach Lancaster might raise eyebrows but clearly a technical team at the FA headed by Dan Ashworth believe there is value in talking to him about the difficulties he endured as England rugby coach at the World Cup last year.

Roy Hodgson stood down immediately after England’s humiliating 2-1 defeat to Iceland in the last-16 of Euro 2016, which came two years after they were knocked out of the World Cup in the group stage.

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There have been examples of cross-pollination between sports in the past, perhaps most notably when rugby union coach Sir Clive Woodward took a role at Southampton.