Gordon Lord appointed Head of Professional Coach Development Issued by Rugby Football Union
Gordon Lord is to join the Rugby Football Union (RFU) as Head of Professional Coach Development. Taking up the position in April 2017, he will be responsible for implementing a coaching development and education programme designed to identify and support a succession of world-class coaches in order to create future world-class players for England.
Reporting to Dean Ryan, the RFU’s Head of International Player Development, the scope of Lord’s role will see him support, stretch and challenge the performance of professional coaches working with England teams, Premiership and Championship clubs and academies.
Lord joins from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) where he has worked for over 25 years, first as a National Coach and then most recently as Head of Elite Coach Development.
In his current role, which he has held since 2006, Lord has been responsible for the development and leadership of the ECB elite coach development strategy and of a new game-wide coach development strategy.
He also leads the delivery of level three and four coaching and the personal development and succession plans for all elite-coaching roles at the ECB.
Outside of cricket, Lord is a non-executive director at England Squash, Patron of the Fellowship of Elite Coaches and on the advisory board of Manchester Metropolitan University for the Masters in Sporting Directorship.
Commenting on the appointment Dean Ryan said: “Gordon is well-regarded throughout sport for his work developing coaches and has proven experience in effective coaching processes and mentoring coaches at an elite level. He has built an outstanding elite coach development programme in cricket and we look forward to welcoming him to the RFU in April.”
Lord, 55, added: “I’m delighted to be joining at such an exciting time for England rugby. This new challenge offers the chance for me to help enhance the coaching culture in English rugby and build on an established coach development programme.”
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