England Rugby League Assistant Coach Denis Betts leaves as Head Coach Wayne Bennett makes change

Paul Wellens (Assistant Coach) and Jamie Peacock (Team Manager) will remain in their positions with Chris Black (Human Performance Lead) joining the staff.

Speaking about the changes to the England staff, Wayne Bennett, said: "First of all I want to thank Denis for his contribution over the last two years, he has been a great assistant coach and I appreciate all his efforts.

The former Great Britain forward, who has been head coach of Widnes since 2010, was Bennett's right-hand man for the last two years, culminating in England reaching the 2017 World Cup final.

"We welcome Chris Black in to the staff and I’m certain his knowledge and insight will be extremely beneficial to the squad as we look ahead to the Test matches against New Zealand this year."

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Rugby Football League Rugby Director, Kevin Sinfield said: "Wayne likes to freshen up his coaching team and has consistently done this wherever he has been. Denis has done an outstanding job over the last two years and his contribution should not be underestimated."

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