Potentially the most successful coach in the history of rugby union is hiding in plain sight. Maybe it is because she is a woman and gives relatively few interviews. More likely it is because people do not see her on the touchline or in the coaching box each week. Whichever it is, her visionary work will be staring everyone in the face in Saturday’s World Cup final.
Should England win she will also be entitled to a unique place in rugby history. Only a handful of oval-ball legends – Richie McCaw, Steve Hansen, Kieran Read – have shared in two World Cup triumphs. No one, male or female, has ever achieved three. Step forward England’s unobtrusive secret weapon, Dr Sherylle Calder, now just 80 minutes away from an unprecedented global hat-trick.
Written by Robert Kitson in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/30/england-vision-coach-dr-sherylle-calder-eddie-jones-rugby-mastermind-world-cup-interview under the title “England’s vision coach Dr Sherylle Calder: ‘Jones is a rugby mastermind’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
