“I fell off the edge of the cliff. It was no job, no purpose, lots of negative comments about the World Cup and nowhere to put my energy. It was unbelievably tough.”
In 2016, Stuart Lancaster returned to coaching alongside Leo Cullen at Leinster. It brought to an end a challenging period in his career. In this wide ranging interview with Paul Flynn he talks about the toughest moments when he lost his job at England, how Leinster and Leo Cullen have allowed him to regain his love of coaching and the curiosity that drives his passion for leadership.