Ross Reynolds (rugby union)

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Ross Reynolds (rugby union) - Wikipedia

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Ross Reynolds

Birth name

Ross John Reynolds

Date of birth

27 September 1958 (age 66)

Place of birth

Orange, New South Wales

School

Mitchell College

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Number 8
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1977–1980	Brothers Old Boys		()
1980–1992	Gordon		()
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1981-1987	New South Wales		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1984-1987	Australia	10	(8)
Coaching career
Years	Team
1995–1996	Gordon (assistant coach)
1996	Australia 7s
1996–1997	Sydney University RFC (assistant coach)
1997–2002	Sydney University RFC (head coach)
1999	Australia 7s
1999–2002	Australian Universities
2002–2003	Orrell
2003–2004	Rotherham
2004–2005	Australia (assistant coach)
2005–2007	Brumbies (assistant coach)

Ross John Reynolds (born 27 September 1958 in Orange) is a former Australian rugby union player, coach and businessman.

Biography

Educated at the Mitchell College, in whose rugby union team he played for four years,^[1] after the graduation in economy, Reynolds joined Gordon RFC, the club where he spent most of his amateur career, while he worked in the constructions sector.^[1]

He debuted for the Wallabies in 1984, in Suva against Fiji and then, took part at the 1984 tour of Britain, where Australia won its Grand Slam. He ended his international career during the 1987 Rugby World Cup, taking part only in the match against Japan, in the pool stage.

After retiring as player, Reynolds started his coaching career, after being assistant coach for Gordon RFC, he was appointed as coach for Australia Sevens, and then in 2001, he led University of Sydney team to its Shute Shield victory after 29 years;^[2] later moving to Europe, coaching the Orrell RFC, with which he won the Powergen Cup in 2003; in the following season, Reynolds coached Rotherham RFC, from which he resigned at the end of the season.^[3]

Returning in Australia, he was first lineout coach, and then, assistant coach of the Wallabies;^[4] a year later, he was appointed by the Brumbies from Canberra to fulfill the same role,^[5] which he held until the 2007 Super 14 season, before being replaced by Owen Finegan.^[6]

He founded and directs Reynolds Direct, a job searching company specialised in the constructions field.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "Ross Reynolds - A distinguished career in Rugby". news.csu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Australian Speakers : Ross Reynolds". australianspeaker.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Rugby Union: Ross left at a loss". findarticles.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Reynolds joins Wallabies". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "ACT Rugby Grand Final week - Reynolds returns for CA Brumbies". brumbies.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^ "Finegan returns to Brumbies". canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Ross Reynolds at ESPNscrum

v t e Australia – 1984 Grand Slam squad
Forwards	Burrow Calcraft Campbell Codey Cutler Holt Lawton Lillicrap McBain McIntyre Poidevin Pilecki Reynolds Roche Rodriguez Tuynman S. Williams (vc)
Backs	Black Burke Campese Cox Ella Farr-Jones Gould Grigg Hanley Hawker Lane Moon Lynagh Slack (c) I. Williams
Tour Manager	Wilson
Coach	Jones
Assistant Coach	Evans

v t e Australia squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup (fourth place)
Forwards	Campbell Codey Coker Cutler Hartill Lawton Lillicrap McBain McIntyre Miller Poidevin Reynolds Rodriguez Tuynman
Backs	Burke Campese Cook Farr-Jones Gould Grigg Herbert James Leeds Lynagh Papworth Slack Smith
Coach: Jones