Following Australia's 40-4 win in the first Ashes series test over Great Britain as part of the 1982 Kangaroo tour, Larder realised that the Australians had left the British game behind and urgent change was needed.
With what he had learned, Larder overhauled the coach education system in rugby league and his work saw the sport in Britain become more professional.
Larder then moved to rugby union, becoming England's defence coach under Clive Woodward in 1997,[6] He also joined Leicester Tigers in 1998, and the team won four consecutive Premiership titles, as well as Heineken Cup victories in 2001 and 2002.
He remained part of the England coaching staff until April 2006, when he was sacked along with Joe Lydon and Dave Alred following the team's poor Six Nations performance.
Larder later criticised coach Andy Robinson for letting player power run the team in his 25-month period in charge.
[7] Larder worked with Worcester Warriors as a defensive coach on a part-time basis in 2006-2007[8] and returned to the club in 2011,[9] before leaving in May 2013.