Richard Cockerill: Edinburgh coach agrees new deal to 2023
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Richard Cockerill's Edinburgh have earned a home semi-final in this season's Pro14
Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill has agreed a two-year contract extension to 2023.
In a disrupted 2019-20 campaign, Cockerill has led Edinburgh to a first home semi-final in the Pro14.
The club reached the play-offs in his first year, as well as last term's Champions Cup quarter-finals.
"Despite interest from other places, an agreement has been reached," Scottish Rugby chief executive Mark Dodson told the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast.
"I'm delighted he's staying. He's doing a fantastic job and he wants to make sure we take Edinburgh to the next level.
"We've got the exciting moment now with the new Edinburgh stadium to be commissioned at the end of the year and we've got this incredible group of players that he's brought through and developed into a really competitive team," Dodson added.
Cockerill's deal was due to expire in May 2021.