Rob Baxter says he would happily meet with Eddie Jones’ bosses as they search for a home-grown successor to their Australian head coach.
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has pledged to appoint an Englishman when Jones stands down after the 2023 World Cup.
Baxter is the leading English contender with the bookies. But until Twickenham chiefs define precisely the job description he says it is impossible to say whether he would throw his hat in the ring.
