With the Trinity QPR grand final still a week away Rugby Gold Coast has moved quickly to appoint their Premier Breakers coaches for season 2009.
RGC CEO Tim Rowlands announced that Tom Rosewarne would be the Premier senior coach and Garrick Morgan his assistant with Morgan also taking on the role as RGC Coaching Director.
“The interview process over the past two weeks proved we had a very good list of applicants and the decision wasn’t an easy one. But at the end of the day we felt Rosewarne and Morgan were the ideal choices,” said Rowlands.
Rosewarne not only has a successful coaching record in New Zealand, but has also coached the RGC Cyclones team to four straight wins in the Queensland Country Championships.
Along the way he also won two premierships with the Surfers Paradise Ruby Club.
Morgan although in only his second year of coaching has shown that he has a bright future as a coach after helping get the Breakers into the 2007 grand final, and also just miss out in the 2008 final series working under difficult circumstances.
Morgan’s role as Coaching Director will be full-time, working not only with the Premier team but also engaging the local club coaches, working with the Gold Coast and Far North Coast (NSW) Rugby Academies and also the junior Cyclone representative teams.
“I am very excited to have the opportunity to help develop Gold Coast players through the pathway from Club/School rugby, Premier, to the Reds, and hopefully the Wallabies,” said Morgan.
“After having worked closely with Tom this year with the Cyclones team, I have the upmost respect for him as a coach and look forward to working along side him with the Breakers.”
Rosewarne said “I am excited with the challenge with the RGC premier team, as I believe we have the player pool on the Coast to take the Breakers through to the final series next year.”
“These are exciting times for Rugby on the Coast”
“For the first time the Breakers will truly be the representative team from the Gold Coast in the Queensland Premier Competition, which is a significant step forward.”
It is envisaged the 2009 Premier Colts coaches will be announced in the coming weeks as well with Rowlands adding he will not be a candidate.
