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Gary has worked extensively with the Ireland U21 team since 1999 and oversaw 3 World Cups during his time, but he progressed on to the senior team in 2002 and toured with them on their 2003 World Cup Campaign. And if you were wondering, he is in fact related to the current Ireland & Lions captain, Brian is Gary’s second cousin.
Warriors general manager Charlie Little said: "It's always good to have specialists who have worked at the very top level to come and work with us. This was one of the messages that Larder put across to Sinfield during a rendezvous before the latter took up a role with Leicester Tigers for the 2021-22 campaign. Sinfield also wanted advice on managing a training week. Upon joining England, Larder would travel to clubs to “perfect” drills before unfurling them with the national side. He points out that Sinfield and Forshaw, a huge success at Sale Sharks, are “further advanced” than that. Murphy (690) and Elliott (649) have already received theirs at an Oldham game last season, but Larder (705) hasn’t had his yet and the plan is to invite him to the Vestacare Stadium in 2023 for purposes of certificate distribution, but also to recall the ‘Murphy, Eliott, Larder’ days with a picture of the trio together again. Phil has been involved with England rugby through all levels of the game. Following a successful playing career with Northampton, he progressed into fitness and conditioning before turning to physiotherapy. He has looked after players from school boy level right through to the senior England squad.The inside-centre shouldn’t just be a tough defender, he has got to ask questions. I always looked at it as what would I least like to defend against, and playing two footballers at ten-12 asks far more difficult questions of a defence.” He coached England and Great Britain national teams in rugby league, and in rugby union he was defence coach of England, and the British & Irish Lions. He coached World Cup finals with England against Australia in both codes – losing the 1995 rugby league final, before winning the 2003 final in rugby union. The evidence of the (2015) World Cup is that the northern hemisphere teams, especially England, tended to play the old-fashioned way: the forwards were there to win the set-piece,” he says. Lions Record: Playing 1977 & 1980 (captain) Toured New Zealand 1977 playing in three of the four test matches. Captained the 1980 losing tour to South Africa losing 3-1. Dave “Otis” Reddin has worked with the England team as fitness coach since 1997. Dave will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the fitness and conditioning regimes required to keep the squad in top condition for the tour.
There is always emotion in defence; I don’t try to take that out. It is important that we are passionate about defending for each other and defending our line and it’s important we are aggressive and we get off the line and are physical. Fit for purpose: Larder has every confidence that Owen Farrell can do a job at 12 for England (Pic: Getty) He coached England at the 1995 World Cup, where they defeated Australia in the opening game at Wembley, but ultimately lost the World Cup final to the Kangaroos. Larder was coach of Great Britain on their disastrous 1996 tour of Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. The Lions did not win a match in New Zealand, and several players had to return home early to save costs. Like I said, what Shaun Edwards has been able to achieve is wonderful and he’s had a fantastic career. It’s probably a bit unfair on Shaun to use me in the same sentence.”
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As the importance grows during the Premiership, getting a specialist into the team like Phil gives the players so much confidence. Dave has been an experienced international referee with 29 test matches under his belt before retiring in 2004. He refereed in two world cups and is the only ref to have taken charge of two Heineken Cup Finals. He now works as a Referee Development Officer for the IRU. His experience and advice will be invaluable for the tourists in New Zealand. RU persuaded me to jump ships and Clive Woodward inspired me when he said his goal was to win the RU World Cup. Meeting rooms are among the most important stages for coaches. It is here that they can motivate teams through sheer magnetism. This seems particularly important to defence, which lives and dies by togetherness and determination.
The pinnacle of his achievements in the 15-a-side code was winning the RU World Cup in the final against Australia in Australia, for which he received the MBE. And it was also their characters; both very tough guys with the ability to get respect from those around them. I read somewhere that Owen Farrell seems to have the same skills. It’s just something that some people have. I think it’s more innate than learned.” Previous documentaries have captured Andy Farrell in full flight, imploring an audience of British and Irish Lions to “ destroy and enjoy”. Netflix will want a piece of that action, and should have plenty of opportunity. I don’t know. I think it’s pretty obvious to most of us,” he says. “There are good coaches and bad ones as well. Kevin and Mike have proved, in rugby league and now, that they are the right characters. Not everyone in rugby league is the right character. But look at Shaun and Faz, Andy Farrell. Eighteen years separate the appointments of Phil Larder and Paul Gustard as England defence coach but a strand exists between the two, because Gustard was a Leicester player during their glory years of 1999-2002 when Larder oversaw the meanest defence in the land.
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He also coached GB on their 1996 tour of Fiji, PNG and New Zealand before joining England RU as Clive Woodward’s defence coach in 1997.
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