Date of birth | 9 October 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Penrith, Cumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 9 lb (191 lb; 87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Bees School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Carnegie College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Dan Lancaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Stuart Lancaster (born 9 October 1969) is an English rugby union coach and former player who currently works as the head coach of French Top 14 club Racing 92.
After managing Leeds Tykes/Carnegie and the England Saxons, Lancaster was appointed as the head coach of the English national team in 2011 until he stepped down in 2015, following the World Cup. He then joined Leinster as a senior coach the following year where he won one European Rugby Champions Cup in 2018 as well as four Pro 14 championships within a staff run by Leo Cullen before leaving for Racing 92 in 2023.