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Published 10:50 8 Oct 2015 BST
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“Proving he is an international back-rower is the big challenge now for Sam,” Ford said. “He’s always been a No 6 for us, no question. We’ve talked about next time the England squad gets selected, his goal’s got to be to be there as a six. “The last conversation I had with him, he was going to extend his contract with us and he wanted to go for the next World Cup. He is going to play for us for the next few years. He loves rugby union, he is settled in Bath and he knows he is a six. “He said to me, ‘I know I am a six.’ He enjoys being a six, he enjoys the game better because he is more involved.”
There was better news for Lancaster in the interview too, with Ford ruling himself out of contention for the England job, which may become available should the RFU decide heads must roll after a disastrous campaign.
“I’d be stupid to leave Bath. I love it here. Everything’s in place. The ambition, the facilities, the team I have around me, the coaches, and I’ve re-signed players on the basis that I am selling them a vision for the next four years. And I haven’t won anything. I want to win things with Bath rugby. “This is completely the right place for me at the moment. The England job is a fantastic job, but it’s not right for me at this moment in time and it’s Stuart’s now, anyway.”That's something Stuart.
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