Shaun Edwards is the man to fill England’s coaching void after Felix Jones’ exit | Gerard Meagher

The departure of Aled Walters as head of strength and conditioning was a huge blow, so popular was he with the players. It was compounded by the fact another long-serving strength and conditioning coach – Tom Tombleson – had already left, exacerbated because one of the most significant aspects of the PGP is that it gives England greater say over their players’ strength and conditioning, and magnified because Walters has been poached by Ireland.