England head coach Brian Ashton and his lieutenants John Wells and Mike Ford have all been reappointed following an in-depth review into the state of the national rugby team.
Rob Andrew's recommendation to keep England's core World Cup coaching team in place was approved on Wednesday by the Rugby Football Union's management board.
Unlike the recent appointments of Warren Gatland in Wales and Robbie Deans in Australia, all three have been awarded the RFU's standard one-year rolling contracts rather than deals through to the 2011 World Cup.
"I'm delighted that Brian and his coaching team will remain with England, and like them, I'm looking forward to what will be a challenging international year in 2008," Andrew said.
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