he left during June 2010, despite having another year on his contract. Speaking about his time at Gloucester, he said "It's a really passionate place and I hope they can get the success they deserve. I really enjoyed the place, especially the match-day atmosphere and the Shed." While at Gloucester, Betts emerged as a surprise contender for the vacant England coaching job, which he applied for in March 2010, ultimately losing out to Bradford Bulls' Steve McNamara. In November 2010, Betts was appointed coach of Championship club; the Widnes Vikings. In May 2011, he was reappointed to manage the Widnes Vikings into the Super League in 2012. Betts was appointed assistant coach to Wayne Bennett with England in April 2016. England finished third in the 2016 Four Nations, and were runners-up in the 2017 World Cup. In May 2018 the Widnes Vikings terminated Betts' contract with immediate effect. Due to the Widnes Vikings poor run with winning only three games out of twelve. References External links Denis Betts Wigan Playing Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite. Denis Betts Wigan Coaching Career Page on the Wigan RL Fansite. (archived by web.archive.org) When Britain defeated the Aussies 1969 births Living people England national rugby league team captains England national rugby league team players English rugby league coaches English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Great Britain under-21 national rugby league team players Lance Todd Trophy winners New Zealand Warriors captains New Zealand Warriors players Newcastle Thunder coaches Rugby league players from Salford Rugby league second-rows Widnes Vikings coaches Wigan Warriors coaches Wigan Warriors players