Bulls confirm new coaching staff
NEWS: The Bulls have confirmed the appointments of their new coaches ahead of the 2023/24 season which includes former Springbok assistant coach Gary Gold.
The other coaches to join the Bulls are Kennedy Tsimba, Phiwe Nomlomo and Jean Tiedt.
These coaches will fill the void that Russell Winter, Pine Pienaar, Nollis Marais, Sean Everitt and Hugo van As have left.
Gold was Springbok assistant coach to Peter de Villiers from 2008 to 2011.
He has had an impressive coaching career spanning 22 years.
In 2017 he was appointed as head coach for the USA leading up to the 2019 World Cup in Japan, a position he left in December 2022.
Gold will be involved in the United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup campaigns on a two-season contract.
Tsimba, the 2012 World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee and former Bulls player, arrives at the capital for the next three seasons alongside Nomlomo, who was previously with the Durban-based Sharks.
Tiedt spent time with the North West University side that were crowned 2023 Varsity Cup victors, to serve as the under-21 defense coach as well as form part of the Currie Cup setup.
“We are pleased to welcome such a high calibre and diverse group of coaches to our franchise. We know that the Bulls are a strong brand that attracts the best talent both on and off the field, so we are thrilled to have Gary, Kennedy, Phiwe and Jean join us,” Jake White, director of rugby, said.
“I know they are excited to be part of this project and we are all looking forward to having them contribute to our work.”
“With the fine margins and increased stakes across the three competitions we participate in, having top, quality coaches is important and these four bring that to the table. Complementing our existing backroom roster.”
“In Tshwane, we have one mission and that is we play to win, so the mandate is simple to understand. Now we have assembled an experienced coaching department that must collectively come together to work towards that mission and I am confident we will achieve our target.”
Gold and Tsimba officially joined the club on August 1, while Nomlomo arrived on August 7 and Tiedt who will join at the end of the month.
Earlier in the season the Bulls announced that adjustments were made to their Currie Cup coaching structures after it was evident the team struggled under the coaching of Edgar Marutlulle. It was agreed that Marutlulle would step back and resume his work in Junior rugby.
