Rugby is ruled by the super coaches, but their reigns are short and sweet | Robert Kitson

Eddie Jones and Ben Ryan both enjoyed a year to remember in 2016 with England and Fiji and we have entered an era where the coaches seem to have become an increasingly valuable commodity in the gameHere is a 2017 question to ponder: who is the most influential person in top-level rugby? In days of yore it was always the players and, for better or worse, the referee. More recently it could be argued it is the TMO or even the TV director who selects the key replays. Increasingly, though, we are entering a third age, with players, match officials and entire swaths of the media in complete thrall …