Jo Yapp named head coach for historic first women’s British & Irish Lions tour
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Former England captain will lead side in 2027 to New Zealand
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The 46-year-old preferred to Red Roses’ John Mitchell
Jo Yapp has been named the head coach for the first women’s British & Irish Lions tour, of New Zealand in 2027. The former England captain is the head of the women’s pathway at the Rugby Football Union and led Australia to the last eight of last year’s Rugby World Cup.
Yapp has been preferred to the England head coach, John Mitchell, for the job. The New Zealander led England to World Cup glory in 2025 and said publicly he would like the job.