Stuart Lancaster takes giant stride towards immediate Racing 92 exit

Racing 92 will hold an emergency meeting today with head coach Stuart Lancaster to determine his future with the club, according to French outlet actuRugby. 

Reports have emerged over the past week that neither Racing nor Lancaster are happy in their current situation, with his departure from the Parisian club now expected.

The report says that former France and Racing 92 hooker Dimitri Szarzewski is ready to take over should Lancaster leave.

That is not the only departure Racing are expecting, as fellow coach Laurent Travers is linked with a move across the Top 14 to Bayonne at the end of the season.

Lancaster is rumoured to be eyeing the head coach role at Munster, which was highlighted by Andy Goode on The Rugby Pod this week.

“I’m hearing either Lanny wants out or they want him out,” Goode said.

“He’s picking his son at fly-half. Apparently, the French lads are not happy with Stuart Lancaster whatsoever and I’m not sure Lanny’s enjoying that relationship with the French lads and the club.

“You know how fickle it is over there, when Jacky Lorenzetti can call out one of the best players in the world in Siya Kolisi saying he’s put on weight, he leaves and goes back to the Sharks. It isn’t a stable relationship when you start losing a few (players).

“The easy thing to do over in Racing and in France, in general, is just to blame the non-french option, blame the English guys, blame the Scots, blame whoever else is there that’s not French and Lanny’s under some heat.

“I’ve heard he’s chucked his hat in the ring for Munster because he wants out of Racing, but we’ll see what happens.”