Former Bok coach joins Jones in Japan
NEWS: Eddie Jones has bolstered his coaching roster with the acquisition of former Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold ahead of Japan’s Pacific Nations Cup campaign.
Gold’s last outing as an international coach was his stint with the USA, where he was the head coach between 2018 and 2022.
The 58-year-old has a decorated international coaching CV, having served as a defensive consultant with South Africa in 2004 before being an assistant to Peter de Villiers in 2008-2011, where he won a Tri Nations, British and Irish Lions Series.
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🇯🇵 Ex-USA head coach Gary Gold has officially joined Eddie Jones’ Brave Blossoms coaching team
South Africa’s Gold, 58, has been named as an assistant coach for Japan’s pre-PNC training camp #rugbyjp pic.twitter.com/DwaQiUIHlg
— 🇯🇵 RugbyJP.com (@rugbyjpcom) August 12, 2025
At a club level, he’s had stints with the Sharks, Bulls and Western Province in South Africa, and also had overseas stints with Premiership outfits London Irish, Newcastle, Bath and Worcester and also in Japan with the Steelers.