London Scottish have signed former England international Alex Codling as their new forwards coach.
Former England international joins as forwards coach
London Scottish have signed former England international Alex Codling as forwards coach ahead of next season.
The 38-year-old will replace Chris Lloyd, who has decided to focus on his role as assistant academy manager at Wasps on a full-time basis.
Codling was previously head coach at Scottish's national league one title-rivals Barking but announced his intention to leave the Essex club earlier this season.
Head coach Simon Amor said: "We are all absolutely delighted to have secured Alex Codling.
"He has done fantastic things with Barking over the last two seasons and anyone could see from the game we played at Goresbrook what a great unit their set of forwards are.
"A large part of that was down to Alex's coaching and I think it will be fantastic for London Scottish to have him on board."
Impact
Lloyd has had a huge impact on the team's forward play this season and the club believe he has laid excellent foundations that Codling can now build on.
And Scottish chief executive Tony Copsey is looking forward to the knowledge and expertise the experienced coach can bring to the squad.
Copsey said: "I knew Alex from my time at Quins and have followed his career closely since then.
"His playing and coaching credentials are outstanding and it's a real coup for Scottish to be able to take advantage of his expertise and passion to succeed.
"We are delighted to be able to bring him on board here at Scottish and anticipate he will fit in with our existing set-up very well."
