LONDON Jan 12 (Reuters) – South African Gary Gold has
been appointed director of rugby at struggling English
Premiership club Newcastle Falcons, the club said in a statement
on Thursday.
Gold, South Africa’s forwards coach for the past four years,
replaced Alan Tait who Newcastle said was taking a break from
rugby. Former England defence coach Mike Ford will assume the
same role at Kingston Park.
Newcastle are currently bottom of the Premiership.
Club owner Semore Kurdi said: “I would like to welcome Gary
and Mike to the club. They will be a great asset alongside the
existing coaching team and this is a demonstration of our intent
to fight back and secure our Aviva Premiership status.”
(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
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