RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: Why England are bracing to spend big on new coach with world's top gurus stuck in limbo

Plus: Why dissenting voices are suspicious of Jones being kept under contract As the WRU conduct an anonymous review and the RFU come under increasing pressure to cut their costs, rugby's leading coaches have been left in a bizarre holding position. People are questioning whether the decision to keep Felix Jones under contract despite him quitting, to stop him joining another tier one Test rival, is poor financial management Steve Borthwick is determined to poach Phil Morrow to replace Aled Walters as strength and conditioning coach Warren Gatland may leave Wales if the findings of a consultancy review persuade the board to pull the trigger Jones, it seems, is in no rush to jump into another job, although he will be a leading candidate for next year's British and Irish Lions series. As the unrest grows at Twickenham following Bill Sweeney's bonus scandal, dissenting voices are beginning to question whether the decision to keep Jones under contract is another example of poor financial management. The RFU are bracing to write another big cheque, with Borthwick determined to poach Saracens general manager Phil Morrow to replace Aled Walters as Strength and Conditioning coach. Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet is lined up for a contract extension with Leicester Tigers Champions Cup cost-cutting leaves scribes hungry There was surprise among the hungry media contingent for Premier Sports' Champions Cup opener between Bath and La Rochelle when they discovered the broadcast catering truck had been scrapped.