Steve Tandy
| Birth name | Steve Tandy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonmawr, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Tandy (born 16 January 1980) is a Welsh former rugby union footballer who played as an openside flanker for Neath RFC[1] and the Ospreys.[2][3]
While still a player, he took his first coaching role within the Ospreys age-grade teams, and as coach of the U16's he won the WRU Age Grade Championship.
For the 2010–11 season, Tandy combined his playing role with the Ospreys with the head coach role at the Bridgend RFC. He led the Ravens to the Division 1 title, with an incredible 96 points (just one defeat and one draw shy of an unbeaten season.) He then guided them into the Principality Premiership with victory over Glamorgan Wanderers 38-19 at the Cardiff Arms Park. He continued to coach Bridgend Ravens for season 2011/12, but retired from playing the game.
On 15 February 2012, Tandy succeeded Sean Holley as head coach of The Ospreys during a cost-cutting period. Tandy was quoted saying that he was "shocked" to be appointed to the role, but is "excited" working with the "young and experienced group".[4]
In November 2018 Tandy joined the NSW Waratahs coaching team as the defence coach for the 2019 Super Rugby season. Tandy said “After experiencing the NSW Waratahs environment during the 2018 Super Rugby campaign I had no hesitation in accepting the role of defence coach when the opportunity came along. I have learnt a tremendous amount in the time that I spent with the team and having the chance to experience coaching in a different hemisphere is challenging, yet exciting” [5]
References
^ "Neath scalp Scarlets to move top". BBC. 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2008-04-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Ospreys suffer Tandy injury blow". BBC. 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
^ "Rugby Union: Ospreys lost in interpretation". Independent on Sunday. 2005-10-02. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
[dead link]
^ Tandy Ospreys head coach
^ NSW Waratahs complete coaching team for 2019
External links
- Ospreys profile
Wales profile[permanent dead link]
- Newport 16 – 28 Neath
