WRU appoints coach development manager

7:21pm Saturday 5th July 2008

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A National Coach Development Manager tasked with creating a new strategy to improve coaching standards across the board in Wales has been appointed by the Welsh Rugby Union.

John Schropfer will take up his new role immediately as part of the ongoing restructuring of the rugby development operation within the WRU.

The new post is a key appointment which spans both the elite and community game to unify the coach development pathway for the future.

More appointments are in the pipeline within the coach development structure which is now being put in place.

John Schropfer has been promoted from his current role of WRU Community Rugby Coach Education Manager to take up the new post.

He will report to the yet to be appointed Head of Rugby Development which is now a WRU Executive Board level appointment.

The new structure below the Head of Rugby Development includes the National Match Officials Manager, Rob Yeman, the National Performance Manager, Huw Wiltshire, the National Coach Development Manager and the yet to be appointed National Rugby Development Manager.

The new National Coach Development Manager will immediately start work on delivering an overall strategy for Wales which creates more first class coaches at all levels.