Coventry Rugby squad and positional list - Season 2014/15.
By Tom Little July 18 2014
The following is a list of player movements in and out of Coventry Rugby for the season 2014/15.New players and retained players are grouped in a positional order to help supporters.
Coventry Rugby would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those players who have moved on to other clubs or who are longer at Coventry Rugby for their past services to the club. Where known details of these players new clubs are mentioned.
Rugby Director and General Manager Phil Maynard
Coaches Head Coach Scott Morgan
Defence Coach Peter Glackin
Contact Area and Set piece Coach Dave Addleton
Strength and Conditioning Coach Rob Norman
Medical Support Physiotherapist Lewis Clarke
Full-back 15 Cliffie Hodgson also centre and fly-half - retained -captain
Barry Davies also centre-retained
Wingers 11/14 Will Hurrell- retained
Dan Rundle- new signing Tynedale
Sammy Speight- new signing from Bristol
Centres 12/13 Callum MacBurnie – retained-2 year contract
Luke Myring-retained
Rob Knox-retained -2nd year contract
James Otutaha- retained
Fly-half No 10 Matt Jones-retained
Ben Cooper-new signing from Boroughmuir and Scotland U 20’s
Scrum-Half No 9 Pierre Ferre-retained
Louis Silver – retained
Wayne Evans-new signing from Newport Gwent Dragons
Prop forwards No 1/3 Chad Thorne – retained
Andy Brown-retained – 2 year contract
Joe Foreman—new signing from Bedford Blues Academy
Henry Sandys-new signing from Darlington MP
Rikki Stout- new signing from Rotherham Titans
Guido Cambareri-new signing Argentina
Hooker No 2 Chris Locke- retained
Matt Price-retained
Second row No 4/5 Scott Morgan - retained
Tom Poole - retained
Danny Wright – retained
Roan Van Heerden-retained
Nick Murphy- new signing Dudley Kingswinford
Back row No 6/7/8 George Oliver- retained- no 7
Jacques Le Roux- retained No 8 2 year contract
Sam Pailor-retained
Brett Daynes- retained-No 6
Gareth Turner-retained
Liam Munro-retained
Squad numbers as at 16th July 2014 24 retained plus 9 new signings making total squad of 33 players. In addition there are a number of players training and or on trial with the club.
Players who have left the club (13)
Mark Kohler-winger-Plymouth Albion, Tom Harris-released, Will Maisey-Nottingham Rugby, Tim Ryan- released, Ignas Darkintis-prop to Ealing Tfs, Matt Tibbatts-br to RAF, Ian Clark, Greg Evans, Richard Nauer, Gere Maree, Robert Nash, Jamie Harrop, Alex Smit.
On-going- there will be players training/and or on trial with Coventry Rugby throughout both pre-season and season .In addition contacts will be maintained with a number of Premiership Clubs as to the availability of Academy loan players with already some players being made available to the club-details of whom will be released if and when arrangements are finalised.
Coventry Rugby will also continue on with their loan arrangement with local clubs such as Broadstreet and Nuneaton.
Tom Little
Coventry Rugby press office
16th July 2014
Coventry Rugby squad and positional list - Season 2014/15.
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Date: 18/07/2014 17:10
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Interesting to see the redfining of the caoching roles.. So no forwards and backs coaches anymore.. Instead we have a contact and set piece coach, and a defence coach. but they are the same 4 guys we all know and love.. ;-) So it will be interesting to hear how the redifinition of roles within the same set of coaches, will actually manifest itself.
I know there are some loanies on the horizon, but i would say we also need the following
a) another hooker.
b) another back row.
c) 1 more quick utility back.. We seem to have a few 'bash em's currently. Although if barry and luke stay fit we will be fine, but the chances of that happening based on previous seasons is unlikely. Although i hope im wrong.
It's good to see some stabilty with 24 retained and 9 new signings. In previous seasons there has been an element of starting off from scratch again. Hopefully the coaches will be able to consolidate on last season and the players will learn to work from the script.
Agreed with the stability, it certainly gives us a head start over other seasons where it's taken a good while to settle on a starting line up. You would like to think that for the backs at least, the starting line up will have played together last season, with the exception of 1 wing, but all they do is catch the ball and run, right?! ;-)
Incorrect Nige. They have to see that their fellow back is not wearing the same dress, redo their makeup, especially the lipstick, straighten their hair, put on their perfume, and then they can think abo ut running in their high heels...
Nige H Agreed with the stability, it certainly gives us a head start over other seasons where it's taken a good while to settle on a starting line up. You would like to think that for the backs at least, the starting line up will have played together last season, with the exception of 1 wing, but all they do is catch the ball and run, right?! ;-)
After they've combed their hair and made sure their eyeliner is straight.
A little bird tells me that Coventry have ordered 7 pairs of boots for the backs in readiness for the new season..........should give a good foot-hold in the wet weather come winter I reckon:
Kimbo And you don't mean Mika, do you?
No idea how many Juddy and McLean scored. Do you?
No mate and I do mean Phil Judd and Mike McLean. Neither probably scored many tries. In those days it wasn't in their job description. They were only expected to grunt, push and forage. I asked originally in the hope that JB could answer how many tries they scored. With due respect to Lee Johnson he can't compare with Phil and Mike.
Scott Morgan in the ezine has clarified that Lima Munro was to be the other No 8 challenging Jacques Le Roux-obviously this will be have to re-thought following Liam's injury.
Heck thats an unlucky start to the preseason, it will be challenging to find a decent 2nd choice no8 at this stage of the game!? although i suspect Sam would be able to play there, but will leave us a bit thin on back row cover..
Was also wondering who the loanees will be this season, as i dont think there has been an agreement with any club/players announced as yet has there?
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