Steve Tandy (born 16 January 1980) is a Welsh rugby union former player and coach. He played for Welsh region Ospreys for the majority of his career and went on to become head coach of the region after his retirement. He is now defence coach at Scotland with a coaching role within the British and Irish Lions in 2021.
| Birth name | Steve Tandy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonmawr, Neath Port Talbot, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editTandy played as an openside flanker for Neath RFC[1] and the Ospreys.[2][3]
Coaching career
editWhile still a player, Tandy took his first coaching role within the Ospreys age-grade teams, and as coach of the U16s he won the WRU Age Grade Championship.[citation needed]
For the 2010–11 season, Tandy combined his playing role with the Ospreys with the head coach role at Bridgend RFC. He led the Ravens to the Division 1 title, with an incredible 96 points (just one defeat and one draw shy of an unbeaten season.) He then guided them into the Principality Premiership with victory over Glamorgan Wanderers 38–19 at the Cardiff Arms Park. He continued to coach Bridgend Ravens for season 2011/12, but retired from playing the game.[citation needed]
In December 2019, it was announced Tandy would be joining Scottish Rugby as defence coach for the national side.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Neath scalp Scarlets to move top". BBC. 19 February 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Ospreys suffer Tandy injury blow". BBC. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Ospreys lost in interpretation". Independent on Sunday. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Steve Tandy appointed Scotland's new defence coach". The Offside Line. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.