'I know how England think' - Rouet on suspicion-raising Saracens stint

'I know how England think' - Rouet on suspicion-raising Saracens stintImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kevin Rouet could yet extend his Saracens role beyond the end of the 2025-26 seasonByMike HensonBBC Sport rugby union news reporterPublished12 minutes agoIn a previous life, as a structural engineer, Kevin Rouet used to build bridges.As a rugby coach, he still is.In September, the Frenchman was Canada's head coach, attempting to upset England in the Women's Rugby World Cup final.A few weeks later, he added attack coach at Saracens, one of Premiership Women's Rugby's powerhouse sides, to his CV as well.To span those two briefs is a stretch.Rouet was plotting against the likes of Zoe Harrison, Marlie Packer and Jess Breach one month.The next, he was conspiring with them to capture the PWR title that has eluded them since 2022.Come the autumn, the 39-year-old will be back in his Canada role, attempting to end the Red Roses' 38-Test hot streak.Like any good engineer, Rouet knows the value of laying groundwork."For the previous three years, I used to come to England in the winter and do the tour of every club in PWR," he said."I had been part of meetings for two or three years at Saracens, so I heard how they think about the game, how they run practices and stuff like that."But sometimes that's just not exciting as a coach - just watching people coaching. So I said to [Saracens women's director of rugby] Alex Austerberry, 'do you think I come in for a couple of weeks?', and he said, 'you can come for a full year if you want'."It turned into a full-blown exchange scheme.Austerberry was seconded to work on Canada's defence in 2025, before and during their Rugby World Cup run."Alex is my boss when I'm in Saracens, and I'm his boss when he's in Canada," explained Rouet.Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Rouet comforts his Canada players after...