Ex-Warrington half-back Lee Briers has been added to England’s teaching employees as an assistant to Shaun Wane.
Briers, a former Wales and Nice Britain worldwide, is a part of the teaching set-up at Nationwide Rugby League aspect Brisbane Broncos.
He’ll be part of ex-Castleford head coach Andy Final on Wane’s backroom crew for the upcoming Take a look at collection towards Tonga.
“I am actually, actually impressed with him, I do know him from my Wigan days and from Warrington days,” Wane advised BBC Sport.
“He is a participant I’ve all the time admired, and he is an excellent higher coach.”
After retiring from taking part in in 2013, Briers had spells on the teaching groups at Warrington and Wigan earlier than taking a task in Australia.
“Fortunately I started working with him six or seven weeks once I first joined Warrington, so I do know what he is about,” England captain George Williams added.
“He is an amazing coach and you’ll see what he is doing at Brisbane, clearly they have some nice gamers however he is main their assault they usually’re scoring tries for enjoyable.
“Similar with Andy Final, he is been unbelievable once I’ve been with England, so there is a good set-up and an excellent stable teaching employees there.”
England’s house three-match Take a look at collection towards Tonga, who have been quarter-finalists eventually yr’s World Cup, begins in St Helens on 22 October.