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BBC News
13-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'An incredibly exciting group in a successful environment'
Glasgow Warriors' new assistant coaches gave their reaction to their new Forrest: "I'm really looking forward to working with everyone – it's an incredibly exciting coaching group."Having had the opportunity to work alongside Franco and Nigel over the past season in my role with the club's A team and academy, I'm excited to take this a step further over the coming seasons."I'd also like to mention that working alongside Pete Murchie this season has been of huge benefit – he leaves huge large shoes to fill, but I'm excited to build on the excellent work he's done since leading the team's defence."Roddy Grant: "The opportunity to come into such a successful environment and such a top-level culture was one I jumped at, and I'm looking forward to being able to contribute to that environment."It's a really exciting group here. Having coached against Franco for a number of years, I can't wait to work alongside him. I'm a huge admirer of Nigel's work as well, he's been hugely successful wherever he's been. "To have the chance to work with Scott, too, is a special opportunity. We've known each other since 2006, so to be able to coach alongside each other is an exciting prospect."Nigel Carolan: "I've really enjoyed my time at Scotstoun so far, and I'm excited to continue on the journey that this club is on."We've got a strong group as we build towards next season, with a mix of established internationals, players looking to push on to that next level, and some exciting new talent coming through."
BBC News
12-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Warriors announce trio of new assistants
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 has been at Scotstoun since 2021, overseeing their attack during their URC triumph last 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 coach Pete Murchie departed at the end of the 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."
