{"id":32774,"date":"2026-07-27T03:22:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/emily-scarratt-permanently-joins-red-roses-coaching-team\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T03:22:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:22:11","slug":"emily-scarratt-permanently-joins-red-roses-coaching-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/emily-scarratt-permanently-joins-red-roses-coaching-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Scarratt permanently joins Red Roses coaching team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">England&#8217;s record points-scorer Emily Scarratt has committed her long-term future to the Red Roses coaching team.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 36-year-old joined John Mitchell&#8217;s side on an interim basis as the lead attack and backs coach for this year&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Six Nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Following England clinching their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/c62x0np51y6o\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">eighth successive Women&#8217;s Six Nations title<\/a> in May, Scarratt returned to her role as assistant coach at Premiership Women&#8217;s Rugby (PWR) side Loughborough Lightning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She will now leave her role with Loughborough after joining the Red Roses on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;The Six Nations was challenging but hugely rewarding in equal measure,&#8221; Scarratt said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;d spent so many years in the Red Roses environment as a player, so stepping into a coaching role in the same setting was a new experience and, at times, slightly unnerving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There was plenty of uncertainty, but I&#8217;ve thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and learned so much already.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;There&#8217;s a huge amount of ambition within this team, and I&#8217;m proud to be part of the journey as we continue to grow and build towards the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On leaving Loughborough after eight years as a player and coach, the two-time World Cup winner added: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been surrounded by incredible people who have challenged and supported me in every way possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;d like to say a huge thank you to everyone connected with the club. I&#8217;ll always look back on my time with immense gratitude. Thank you for everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Former England attack coach Lou Meadows left the set-up after helping England win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/czjvgj81y2mo\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Rugby World Cup at a sold-out Allianz Stadium last September.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Scarratt, who retired from playing after the World Cup win, then helped the Red Roses&#8217; attack score 27 more points in 2026 than in the 2025 Women&#8217;s Six Nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Emily has already made a significant impact on our environment in a coaching capacity, and during the Six Nations she proved to be a huge asset with the insight, calmness and experience she brings every day,&#8221; Mitchell added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cg7mz9zvdr0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England&#8217;s record points-scorer Emily Scarratt has committed her long-term future to the Red Roses coaching team. The 36-year-old joined John Mitchell&#8217;s side on an interim basis as the lead attack and backs coach for this year&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Six Nations. Following England clinching their eighth successive Women&#8217;s Six Nations title in May, Scarratt returned to her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rugby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32776,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32774\/revisions\/32776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}