Due to the continuing unavailability of Lt Col Andy Hickling, the Chairman of the ARU, Brigadier Chris Sexton is pleased to announce the appointment of WO2 Andy Price as the Army Head Coach for the season. Congratulations to WO2 Price, who has been part of the ARU coaching set up for some time now, on this fine achievement.

Director of Rugby Brigadier Rick Libbey has also appointed Lt Col Dai Jenkins, currently the manager of the Wales Sevens Team, to the post of Elite Performance Manager; he will take a great deal of the tasks formally associated with the post of Head Coach, such as setting goals and objectives to the coaches and players, continuity and succession planning and mentoring. This will allow WO2 Andy Price to concentrate on getting the right team onto to pitch fully prepared to win.