{"id":10380,"date":"2012-05-01T20:30:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/rugby-catt-joins-england-coaching-team-for-south-africa-tour\/"},"modified":"2012-05-01T20:30:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:30:23","slug":"rugby-catt-joins-england-coaching-team-for-south-africa-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-catt-joins-england-coaching-team-for-south-africa-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-Catt joins England coaching team for South Africa tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">LONDON<\/span> May 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Mike Catt will join England&#8217;s<br \/>\ncoaching staff for next month&#8217;s five-match tour of South Africa,<br \/>\nthe Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The South African-born former England utility back will<br \/>\nleave London Irish after Saturday&#8217;s final Premiership game<br \/>\nagainst Gloucester for England duties from May 7 to June 30.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mike has played at the top level and is highly respected.<br \/>\nHe has done a great job whilst coaching at London Irish and we<br \/>\nare looking forward to working with him on this South Africa<br \/>\ntour,&#8221; said England head coach Stuart Lancaster in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is experienced in playing in South Africa and this will<br \/>\nbe invaluable as we prepare for this challenging and exciting<br \/>\ntour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Catt, a World Cup winner who retired from international<br \/>\nrugby in 2007, has been with London Irish since 2004.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>England open their tour of South Africa in Durban on June 9<br \/>\nwith the first of three tests.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The second test will be played in Johannesburg on June 16<br \/>\nafter a midweek match against the South Africa Barbarians South<br \/>\nin Kimberley on June 13. They then play South Africa Barbarians<br \/>\nNorth in Potchefstroom on June 19.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The final test is in Port Elizabeth, Catt&#8217;s birthplace, on<br \/>\nJune 23.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON May 1 (Reuters) &#8211; Mike Catt will join England&#8217;s coaching staff for next month&#8217;s five-match tour of South Africa, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Tuesday. The South African-born former England utility back will leave London Irish after Saturday&#8217;s final Premiership game against Gloucester for England duties from May 7 to June 30. 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