Stuart Lancaster (rugby union)

Stuart Lancaster
Date of birth (1969-10-09) 9 October 1969
Place of birthPenrith, Cumberland, England
Weight13 st 9 lb (191 lb; 87 kg)
SchoolSt. Bees School
UniversityCarnegie College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker / Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–1991 Wakefield ()
1991–2000 Leeds Tykes 106 ()
1999 Anti-Assassins ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988 Scotland Students 1 (0)
1989 Scotland U19 1 (0)
1991 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
2001–2006 Leeds Tykes (head of academy)
2006–2008 Leeds Tykes/Carnegie
2008–2011 RFU (head of elite player development)
2008–2011 England Saxons
2011–2015 England
2016–2023 Leinster (senior coach)
2023–2025 Racing 92
2025- Connacht Rugby
Correct as of 3 June 2025

William Stuart Lancaster (born 9 October 1969) is an English rugby union coach and former player who is now currently the head coach of Irish club Connacht.

After managing Leeds Tykes/Carnegie and the England Saxons, Lancaster was appointed as the head coach of the English national team in 2011 until he stepped down in 2015, following the World Cup. He then joined Leinster as a senior coach the following year where he won one European Rugby Champions Cup in 2018 as well as four Pro 14 championships within a staff run by Leo Cullen before leaving for Racing 92 in 2023.