By Seth Francis
THE current head of regional academies for the RFU is moving into cricket with Alun Powell appointed as the ECB’s new men’s national talent manager. Powell’s previous experience includes spells in talent development roles with the RFL as well as with Scottish Rugby and Wasps RFC.
His new role at the ECB will encompass all aspects of talent identification and development below international level. It will sit alongside the two other senior talent development positions; Andy Flower (Lions) and Andy Hurry (Young Lions), and report to ECB performance director D...