We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Richie Williams to the position of General Manager of Coaching & Talent with immediate effect.
Richie joins us following a spell as Director Of Rugby of Cambridge RFC, a club he led to promotion to the English rugby’s second tier – the Championship, where they current compete. He has also previously served as Head Coach of England Students.
Alongside his experiences in the XVs format of the game, Richie has held spells as Head Of the GB Uni 7s team and has worked with Hungary 7s in the Rugby Europe 7s Series, in the pre-Qualification rounds for Rio 2016.
On joining EggChaser, Richie added “I am both excited and eager to start this new chapter with EggChasers’. Taking some time away from the game has allowed me to refocus and reset my goals, I look forward to using some of my leadership qualities that I have refined both domestically and internationally to further enhance the playing and coaching offering of 7’s in the UK. It’s critical that we can continue to develop the 7’s pathway and expand our current offering to capture and nurture even more talent.”
On the arrival, Bobby Watkins – Non/Executive Director of EggChaser “We’re so delighted to have somebody of Richie’s experience and professionalism onboard. Richie shares our passion for the development of Rugby 7s potential equally across boys and girls. We look forward to seeing the EggChaser7s Academy flourish in the coming years”.