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Hull KR’s treble-winning head coach Willie Peters says he is “keen” to have talks about taking charge of England for this year’s Rugby League World Cup.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Australian, 46, is among the contenders to succeed Shaun Wane, who stepped down on 14 January.<\/p>\n
Peters led Rovers to their first Super League Grand Final triumph last October, along with the League Leaders’ Shield and the Challenge Cup. <\/p>\n
He then joined up with the Australia squad for the Rugby League Ashes series as an assistant to head coach Kevin Walters, helping them to a 3-0 series win over England.<\/p>\n
Peters told BBC Sport: “I’d be keen to have discussions if and when that arose. It’d be a privilege to coach England, that’s for sure.”<\/p>\n
Former Wigan coach Wane, 61, stepped down after just under six years in the role, having led England to a World Cup semi-final in 2022.<\/p>\n
Wane worked on a full-time basis but the Rugby Football League has said the role is “expected to revert to a part-time position”.<\/p>\n
Asked if he had been approached regarding the role, Peters said: “No, I haven’t spoken to anyone yet.<\/p>\n
“It’s a job that many, many people would be interested in and whoever coaches England will have a squad that competes very hard. They show a lot of passion and effort, that’s what an England team does. <\/p>\n
“Shaun did that, got them firing in terms of effort and competing. <\/p>\n
“There are probably a few different areas that they need to work on. As I’ve said openly, the spine is probably an area that needs focus but they’re not too far away.”<\/p>\n
The 2026 World Cup will be staged in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 15 October and 15 November.<\/p>\n
All of England’s matches will be in Australia, with their opener against Tonga in Perth on Saturday, 17 October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n