Scotland coach Vern Cotter adds Richie Gray to coaching staff
Saturday 23 January 2016 12:45, UK
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has added defensive contact specialist Richie Gray to his staff for the Six Nations on a consultancy basis.
He joins the Scotland set-up following a three-season spell in South Africa, working as the Springboks' specialist breakdown coach alongside a role with the 'Blitzbokke' 7s side.
Gray is a former Scotland age-grade international from Galashiels and was a Scottish Rugby employee from 1994 to 2006, when he worked as a development manager, academy manager and coach to various Scotland age-grade sides, the South of Scotland, Gala and Biggar RFC.
He said: "It's a great honour to coach any country but to be offered the opportunity to coach your own is something special indeed.
"The defensive breakdown is an area highlighted by the coaches as an area for improvement, for which I've been given a very specific brief to work alongside defence coach Matt Taylor for the seven-week period of the Six Nations.
"It's a great honour and I'm looking forward to joining up with the squad in camp in St Andrews this Sunday."
Cotter said: "On behalf of the national team I'd like to welcome Richie to our coaching set-up for the Six Nations. We're looking forward to adding his experience and passion to the group."
