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Warriors announce trio of new assistants

Warriors announce trio of new assistants

BBC News12-06-2025
Former Scotland Sevens internationals Scott Forrest and Roddy Grant have joined existing Glasgow Warriors attack coach, Nigel Carolan, as the Franco Smith's new assistant coaches.Carolan has been at Scotstoun since 2021, overseeing their attack during their URC triumph last season.Forrest, a former Scotland Sevens captain, worked with Warriors academy last season, while former Edinburgh flanker Grant is the Georgia national team's assistant coach - and will join up after his they face South Africa next month.Defence coach Pete Murchie departed at the end of the season.Warriors' URC title defence came to an end with defeat to Leinster in Saturday's semi-final and Smith is acting quick to prepare for next season."We are pleased to be able to retain Nigel's services as we prepare for the new campaign – he is someone that is thoroughly respected by everyone in both the playing group and backroom team, and his experience and expertise are valuable assets to the club," said head coach Smith."We are also excited to welcome Roddy and Scott into their new roles – both men have already shown that they are fully bought into what we are looking to build here, and the players and I are looking forward to working closely with them when pre-season gets underway."
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