Steve Shingler has joined Scotland for the Women’s Rugby World Cup period as the attack coach.
He will replace Matt Banahan who has chosen to move on to another coaching opportunity.
It follows the recent confirmation that Ross Miller had joined as forwards coach to replace Fraser Brown and Shingler and Miller are now working alongside head coach Bryan Easson and defence coach Tyrone Holmes.
Shingler arrives on secondment from PWR side Trailfinders Women where he has served as assistant coach for the past season.
A former professional player, Shingler brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience to things having represented Scarlets, London Irish, Cardiff, Mont-de-Marsan, and Ealing Trailfinders across a distinguished career as a stand-off and centre.
In his playing days, he was called up to the Scotland men’s squad in 2012 and it was thought he was eligible via his Dumfries-born mother, but World Rugby [then the IRB] ruled that he was ineligible and tied to Wales having played under-20s for them in 2011.
Easson said on Shingler’s arrival: “We’re very grateful to Trailfinders Women for working with us to bring Steve into our environment.
“We welcomed Steve into camp during this year’s Six Nations and we were really impressed by him then. We have several players at Trailfinders, including some of our key attacking players, who have a fantastic relationship with him already and know what he’s about which will give us a smooth transition.”
Trailfinders head coach Barney Maddison said: “We’ve got a good relationship with Scotland Rugby, and their request to have Shings join them for the World Cup is both testament to the way our attack went last year and the influence he has on that, as well as his own growing reputation in the game.”
“With Max Bodilly coming in on the coaching team, we’re set up really well to support opportunities for our people to develop and both Max and Shings will no doubt benefit both professionally and personally from this period.
“We wish Shings and the team all the best for the tournament and look forward to him bringing back that experience when he joins back up with us.”
Scotland’s 38-strong extended squad have just finished week three of the pre-World Cup camps.
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Steve Shingler is pictured
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