article_snippet.sent: There is plenty of sensitivity at Twickenham about relationships between chief executive Ian Ritchie and head coach Stuart Lancaster since Ritchie described England’s four successive Six Nations runners-up finishes as ‘unacceptable’.
article_snippet.sent: Sports Agenda has since highlighted a couple of upcoming head coach Stuart Lancaster speaking engagements on his ‘winning’ formula, while a Sunday newspaper revealed head coach Stuart Lancaster being promoted as a guest speaker for hire in a brochure produced by leading agency M & C Saatchi Merlin.
article_snippet.sent: Stuart Lancasterrelationship with Ian Ritchie has come under the microscope in recent weeks .
article_snippet.sent: This prompted the RFU to send out an unsolicited press statement that M & C Saatchi Merlin had produced and distributed the brochure without Stuart’s permission and have ‘apologised unreservedly’ for the error.
article_snippet.sent: Yet the agency say the agency have nothing to apologise for, especially as head coach Stuart Lancaster is well known for being an excellent and enthusiastic speaker on sports management techniques.