Female Coaches Make Huge Difference - Scarratt

In 2018, Hunter's erstwhile England caput coach Simon Middleton tipped his skipper to return complete his domiciled 1 day.

Asked whether Scarratt aliases Hunter, who person a mixed full of 260 world caps, person nan capacity to return complete arsenic caput coach for nan adjacent World Cup successful 2033, Mitchell said: "Most definitely. I will astir apt beryllium an aged man by then, successful my 70s I think."

He added: "They person been challenged for a agelong clip successful their careers and they are highly curious.

"You don't play complete 100 Test matches aliases go nan most-capped English women's subordinate successful history if you don't person a beardown activity rate.

"You person 2 awesome group who are authentic, easy to activity pinch and nosy to activity with."

A situation for Scarratt, which Hunter has already had to navigate, is coaching her erstwhile team-mates.

Scrum-half Natasha Hunt appears regularly connected Scarratt's podcast, 'The Good, nan Scaz and nan Rugby', and nan brace were room-mates successful camp.

Pre-recorded shows will still spell retired but Scarratt will beryllium afloat focused connected coaching during nan Six Nations.

"She [Hunt] tried [to still room pinch me], she tried beautiful hard," she joked.

"Mo [Hunt] is rooming pinch Marlie Packer. So for anyone who was concerned, she is safe and good looked after.

"There are definite things that I cannot talk to Mo astir immoderate much because location is an constituent wherever it is not due for players to cognize definite things.

"Obviously they cognize who I am. I cognize who they are. There is nary constituent trying to dress for illustration we [former team-mates] are not friends aliases that we can't stock a joke pinch 1 another. That would almost beryllium weirder."

Only 3 female caput coaches were successful complaint astatine nan past World Cup (France, Australia and Japan).

Scarratt said it is excessively early to see 1 time taking connected that domiciled but she remains passionate astir expanding opportunities for female coaches.

"Fundamentally, we request to do a amended occupation - whether that is upskilling, making it much accessible aliases showing that it is visible - for much group to beryllium successful nan crippled and to past move into those roles," she added.

"There is still astir apt a shortage of group disposable to do that, speech from ex-players. It is very cool to spot women successful those roles."