Reddin Unveiled As New Wru Director Of Rugby

Dave Reddin is nan Welsh Rugby Union's (WRU) caller head of rugby and elite performance.

The WRU had been looking for personification to oversee nan men's and women's master elder crippled successful Wales pursuing nan departure of executive head of rugby Nigel Walker successful December 2024.

"I americium delighted and honoured to beryllium joining Welsh rugby astatine specified a pivotal clip successful nan rich | history of nan crippled here," said Reddin.

"This is 1 of nan biggest jobs successful world rugby because of nan passion and meaning nan crippled has successful Wales.

"There are good documented challenges but I'm inspired by nan very existent imaginable implicit successful nan caller imagination and strategy."

Reddin is simply a erstwhile Football Association (FA), England Rugby and Team GB capacity master who has worked pinch Sir Clive Woodward and Gareth Southgate.

One of his first tasks successful his caller domiciled will beryllium to thief name a imperishable caput coach to switch Warren Gatland, who near during nan Six Nations, pinch Steve Tandy nan starring contender.

Wales' men person mislaid a grounds 17 Tests successful succession, a tally they will purpose to halt erstwhile they play a two-match bid successful Japan successful July.

The nationalist women's broadside person truthful acold mislaid each 4 2025 Six Nations matches and will complete their run against Italy connected Sunday.

The WRU was nan first governing assemblage to name a head of rugby erstwhile Ray Williams took connected nan station successful 1967.

The occupation title has changed complete nan years, but Reddin will efficaciously beryllium nan 14th assignment to nan role.

Reddin will subordinate nan WRU afloat clip from 1 September but will progressively summation his engagement from nan opening of July and beryllium progressive successful nan caput coach recruitment process.

"My contiguous attraction is connected nan assignment of nan adjacent elder men's caput coach," said Reddin.

"But I will besides beryllium immersing myself successful gaining an knowing of nan group and nan crippled successful Wales arsenic quickly arsenic imaginable to springiness maine nan penetration to commencement to make affirmative changes for nan future."

Reddin will beryllium responsible for processing and implementing elaborate structures and plans to bring to life nan intent nether nan precocious published 'One Wales' strategy.

This activity will encompass work for each of nan men's and women's nationalist teams and pathways arsenic good arsenic moving intimately pinch nan 4 master clubs.

WRU main executive Abi Tierney said she was "delighted" Reddin was joining nan organisation.

"Dave brings a level of expertise and acquisition successful straight applicable elite sporting environments unmatched astir nan globe," said Tierney.

"We cognize nan full crippled successful Wales will reap nan benefits of this appointment.

"We looked astatine a wide scope of candidates for this position and I would for illustration to convey each nan group who expressed their liking and each individuals who person offered proposal and counsel connected who would beryllium nan champion personification for this job.

"Without exception, everyone I person consulted astir Dave has fixed a glowing proposal and we cognize we person achieved a existent coup by persuading him to subordinate us."

Reddin's rugby acquisition began successful 1996 arsenic a fittingness coach pinch Leicester.

He worked for England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) arsenic a fittingness master betwixt 1997 and 2006, pinch nan pinnacle being nan World Cup occurrence successful Australia successful 2003

He was besides portion of Sir Clive Woodward's backroom squad connected nan British and Irish Lions' circuit of New Zealand successful 2005.

Reddin held nan domiciled of head of capacity services for Team GB astatine nan London 2012 Olympics.

After his spell moving pinch Team GB, Reddin joined nan FA successful 2014 arsenic caput of capacity services nether past head of elite improvement Dan Ashworth.

Reddin's domiciled initially focused connected England's improvement teams but he was appointed caput of squad strategy and capacity successful 2016.

That domiciled included responsibilities for capacity medicine, analysis, beingness performance, nutrition and group development.

Reddin worked pinch Gareth Southgate's elder England side, including astatine nan 2018 World Cup erstwhile they reached nan semi-final.

FA main executive Martin Glenn said Reddin had played a "key domiciled crossed each 28 of our England teams" erstwhile he near nan organisation successful 2019.

In 2020, Reddin co-founded Pitch32, an agency which useful pinch investors successful shot to toggle shape connected and disconnected section performance.

In nine football, he was portion of a guidance squad who led nan acquisition and translator of 3rd tier Spanish shot club, CD Castellon, helping creating nan circumstances for their promotion to nan 2nd tier.

Most recently, Reddin has been moving pinch UK Sport and assisting connected processing strategies for nan early of nan UK Olympic athletics system.