The Simon Middleton Special

Rugby Union Weekly - A podcast by BBC Radio 5 Live

With his Red Roses team chasing World Cup glory, Simon Middleton chats to Sara Orchard about his journey from glassmaker to England head coach. He reflects on his first coaching gig at Leeds, how he gets the best out of young players and the adjustments he's had to make to his coaching style. We hear about his gruelling PPP training sessions and he talks about the lessons learned from losing the 2017 World Cup final to New Zealand.