NRL great takes Seibold's England rugby job

Former Australian rugby league subordinate Brett Hodgson has switched codes to go England's defence manager successful the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup.

Hodgson volition regenerate Anthony Seibold successful the relation and volition officially commencement aft the Autumn Nations Series.

England opened its bid with a daze 30-29 nonaccomplishment to Michael Cheika's Argentina connected Monday (AEDT).

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Johnathan Thurston of Queensland tackles Brett Hodgson of New South Wales. (Getty)

Hodgson has, however, joined up with England's backroom unit up of the Test against Japan connected Sunday (AEDT) and "will shadiness Seibold successful the upcoming weeks," England said.

As portion of the move, Seibold volition permission his England relation aft the Autumn Nations Series and join NRL squad Manly Sea Eagles arsenic its caput coach.

It was successful the NRL wherever Hodgson started his league career, making much than 200 appearances earlier moving to England and winning the prestigious 'Man of Steel' grant for the champion subordinate successful the Super League — with Huddersfield Giants.

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He has since coached Hull (twice) and Widnes Vikings successful England, and the Wests Tigers arsenic an assistant.

Hodgson volition enactment nether chap Australian Eddie Jones, who volition manager England astatine the World Cup taking spot successful France adjacent year.

"I'm truly excited astir accidental to articulation with England, particularly successful a Rugby World Cup year," Hodgson said.

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"I'm truly looking guardant to moving with the unit and this radical of players.

"There is immoderate existent endowment present and it's thing I consciousness I tin marque a publication to successful helping this squad succeed."

Jones said Hodgson archetypal visited the England squad successful 2018.

"He was an outstanding league subordinate and he's a talented, hard moving young manager who is developing," Jones said.

"We are disappointed to suffer Anthony but we are truly pleased for him arsenic a vocation move. It's large to spot adjunct coaches determination connected to caput manager roles."

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