Graham Rowntree appointed as Georgia forwards coach
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Following his exit at Harlequins in June this year, Georgian Rugby has confirmed that former England and B&I Lions International Graham Rowntree has been appointed as the union's forwards coach for the period including the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Breaking | Former @EnglandRugby and @lionsofficial International and forwards coach Graham Rowntree appointed as Georgia forwards coach for the period including @rugbyworldcup
— Georgian Rugby Union (@GeorgianRugby) September 25, 2018
Details to come #1YTG #RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/EWaqYXebsU
Rowntree was forwards coach at Harlequins for the past two seasons and became a very prominent and popular figure in the rugby department.
Graham cut his coaching teeth at Leicester before being involved with the England National Academy. From there, he progressed to England Scrum Coach and then Assistant Coach as part of Martin Johnson’s backroom staff which won the 2011 Six Nations.
He was England Forwards coach between 2012 and the 2015 Rugby World Cup before joining Harlequins.
