By Barbados In Opener,Stephen Wright
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Jason Hendrie Named Bermuda Rugby Coach
Scotland’s Jason Hendrie has been appointed the Bermuda rugby union team head coach on a three-year contract.
The 39-year-old, a former Selkirk first XV and A-team centre or winger, has been rugby development officer at Dalkeith since 2023.
He previously spent four years as head coach at the Midlothian club, and more recently joined Arnold Clark Premiership side Kelso as backs coach.
Hendrie, who is awaiting his work visa, expects to take up his new role at the end of this month or early next.
“I’d seen the job advertised online after one of my friends pointed it out and I decided to give it a go and put my CV in,” he told the Southern Reporter.
“I’ve never been to Bermuda and I’m definitely looking forward to a bit of heat now the weather’s getting colder in this country.”
Bermuda are ranked 74th out of 113 in the world.
“We’re hoping to improve on that,” he said. “We’ve got a five-year plan to raise that.
“At the minute, a lot of the national team play outside the territory, so having any kind of training is hard.
“I’m going to help with a lot of the performance side of things with the national team and their sevens, women’s and under-19s teams, but I’ll be trying to grow the game as much as possible as well.
“I’ll be working a lot in schools, helping to upskill coaches, so standards become higher, basically trying to create more of a pathway for kids on the islands with aspirations to play for their national team.”
You can read the full story here on the Southern Reporter website.
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