England head coach Stuart Lancaster has signed a new contract with the Rugby Football Union that will keep him in the job until 2020.
The deal will take Lancaster through the next two World Cups, including the 2019 tournament in Japan.
The 44-year-old was appointed in 2012 on a contract until January 2016.
Lancaster’s coaching team, Graham Rowntree, Mike Catt and Andy Farrell, have also had their deals extended to the end of the 2019-20 season.
The announcement comes a year before England’s World Cup opener with Fiji at Twickenham on 18 September 2015.
RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie said stability in the England coaching team was important for future international success.
“We are lucky to have a talented, committed and passionate coaching group,” he said.
“Coaching at international level is unique in that the time Stuart and the coaches have with the players is limited and in that regard it requires a special and stable coaching team.
“We therefore felt it important to secure their long-term future and we believe this is entirely the right decision for the future of England Rugby.”
