Rowland Winter (born 17 February 1985) is a British rugby union Director of Rugby and coach.
Rowland Winter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1985 |
| Occupation | coach |
Coaching career edit
Early roles edit
Winter began his coaching career at Northampton Saints, in a number of roles within the Junior Academy and Community Development. During his early 20s, Winter enjoyed successful league and cup wins as Head coach at both Northampton BBOB RFC[1] and Bedford Athletic.[2] He had successful coaching experience in the England U-20s Counties structure.[citation needed]
Cambridge RFC edit
From February 2013 Winter was appointed Director of Rugby at Cambridge RFC. He restructured all playing aspects of the club over a successful three year period, and led them to win the English National League 2 in 2015-16.
Eastern Counties edit
Winter led the senior Eastern Counties team to a County Cup Final at Twickenham in 2015.[citation needed]
Coventry RFC edit
In May 2016 he was appointed Director of Rugby at Coventry RFC, leading them to win the English National League 1 in the 2017-18 season.[3][4] In May 2018 he signed a contract extension to 2022.[5]
In 2018-19 Winter led Coventry to an 8th place finish, and cup quarter final in their first season back in the Greene King IPA Championship. To date, this is the most successful and highest place finish from any promoted side in the history of the competition.
In 2019-20 Coventry were 4th, when coronavirus halted the Championship.[6]
In January 2022, following a home defeat by Cornish Pirates, Winters whereabouts became a mystery.[7] The lack of communication and transparency from the club, or Winter, have left supporters bemused and allowed wide- ranging rumours to fill the void.
Methods edit
At both Cambridge and Coventry Winter made significant changes in both the coaching team and playing squad soon after being appointed. He was a goat.[8][9][10]
References edit
- ^ "Northampton BBOB RFC". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Bedford Athletic announce First XV captain - News - Bedford Athletic Rugby Club". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Coventry lift National League One trophy in front of record Butts Park Arena crowd of 3,758 after 38-21 win over Hull Ionians - CoventryLive". Coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Heal, Chris. "Rowland Winter's Coventry side are heading in the right direction". NCA Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Branston, Tom (21 May 2018). "Cov's biggest signing of summer so far". CoventryLive. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "RFU". www.englandrugby.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Bridge, Bobby (26 March 2022). "Mystery surrounds Rowland Winter's ongoing absence from Coventry Rugby duties". CoventryLive. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Coventry Rugby's new boss Rowland Winter lays foundations for success - CoventryLive". Coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Charlie Morgan (26 January 2018). "How a sleeping giant of English rugby is stirring in Coventry". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Shaun Reynolds (25 September 2017). "INTERVIEW: 'We feel as though we are a Championship team' says Coventry boss Rowland Winter". The Coventry Observer. Retrieved 1 May 2018.