Eire interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) about changing Warren Gatland as head coach.
Wales parted methods with Gatland final week, and whereas Matt Sherratt has taken interim cost, Easterby is regarded as one of many WRU’s high targets.
Nonetheless, Easterby – who lives in Wales and previously captained and coached Scarlets – dismissed “hypothesis” round his future.
“I did not actually know that I had been linked, however after all there’s been hypothesis and that is all it’s: hypothesis,” Easterby stated after naming his staff to face Wales in Saturday’s Six Nations gam in Cardiff.
“I am not in command of that. I like what I do right here. I have been on this place with the staff for a very long time and I am very lucky with the folks I get to work with, each administration and gamers, and for me that is a dream job.
“Hypothesis is strictly that, it is hypothesis and it isn’t one thing I can management.”
Former Eire worldwide Easterby started his teaching profession with Scarlets earlier than becoming a member of the Irish backroom staff in 2014.
The Yorkshire-born 49-year-old has stepped as much as lead the staff this yr whereas head coach Andy Farrell is seconded with the British and Irish Lions.
“Proper now, that is my solely focus and no matter occurs sooner or later…in a yr’s time you might lose your job and we all know in sport it is pretty fluid round folks shifting from factor to factor,” added Easterby.
“No matter’s gone on, I’ve had no contact from the WRU, so for me it is all weapons blazing in the direction of Cardiff on Saturday and ensuring me and the opposite coaches put together the staff in the correct manner. No matter hypothesis goes on outdoors of that’s outdoors of my management.”
