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Ashton set for new contract

RFU chief executive Francis Baron expects England coach Brian Ashton to be rewarded with a new contract immediately after the World Cup.

Ashton only signed a one-year deal when he replaced Andy Robinson last December, but England's spectacular revival in the last fortnight looks set to earn the former Ireland coach the offer of a substantial contract.

"Brian and Rob Andrew (director of rugby) - Rob is Brian's direct boss - will be sitting down immediately after the World Cup," Baron told Radio Four's Today programme. "Brian clearly has done a great job and I'm sure Rob and Brian will be thrashing it out after the tournament has finished."

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