Dave Rennie to replace Gregor Townsend as head coach

Scottish Rugby has appointed Chiefs coach Dave Rennie as the new Head Coach of Glasgow Warriors from the beginning of the 2017/18 season.

“Gregor has developed a great winning culture at Glasgow Warriors and I’m very confident Dave will be able to build on that solid foundation to bring more success to the club," said Scottish Rugby Chief Executive, Mark Dodson.

“We have a group of talented Scottish players at Glasgow and we want to maintain their progress and this appointment will expose them to fresh ideas and new approaches to the game.

"Dave’s experience at the Chiefs and at New Zealand age-grade level can only help to develop them and the team further.”

Rennie joined the Chiefs in 2012 and won two Super Rugby titles in his first two seasons, including become the first first-year coach to win a Super Rugby title since 2000.

The 52 year-old will replace Gregor Townsend in the Glasgow role in a two-year deal, when he becomes Scotland’s national head coach at the start of the 2017/18 season.