Super Rugby Coach To Take Over At Glasgow

Scottish Rugby has appointed Chiefs coach Dave Rennie as the new Head Coach of Glasgow Warriors from the beginning of the 2017/18 season.

Rennie joined the Chiefs in 2012 and won two Super Rugby titles in his first two seasons, including become the first first-year coach to win a Super Rugby title since 2000. The former Wellington centre held a position at the International Rugby Academy of New Zealand (IRANZ) as a resource coach between 2003-2007.

The 52 year-old will replace Gregor Townsend in the Glasgow role in a two-year deal, when he becomes Scotland’s national head coach at the start of the 2017/18 season.

Scottish Rugby Chief Executive, Mark Dodson, said:

It is a clear indication of the progress Scottish Rugby, and Glasgow Warriors, are making that we can attract a coach of Dave’s experience to Scotland to work with our players.

“Gregor has developed a great winning culture at Glasgow Warriors and I’m very confident Dave will be able to build on that solid foundation to bring more success to the club.

“We have a group of talented Scottish players at Glasgow and we want to maintain their progress and this appointment will expose them to fresh ideas and new approaches to the game.

“Dave’s experience at the Chiefs and at New Zealand age-grade level can only help to develop them and the team further.”

Dave Rennie said:

I am delighted to be appointed to the Head Coach role at Glasgow Warriors. The opportunity to work with such an exciting group of players at a club that has such big ambitions and a great winning culture was one I couldn’t turn down.

It’s no secret I have been interested in coaching abroad and this chance with Scottish Rugby fitted the bill perfectly.

“As a coach you want to test yourself in new environments with new challenges. The work Gregor and his team have done at the Warriors speaks for itself and I am very motivated to continue that success and build the club. [Scottish Rugby]