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Apr 2022

Last Updated: 29/04/2022
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Ex-England player appointed director of rugby at Harrogate

by Calvin Robinson

| 29 Apr, 2022
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Former Harrogate Grammar School student Martyn Wood won two England caps and played club rugby for Wasps and Bath.

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Martyn Wood, who has been appointed director of rugby at Harrogate Rugby Club.

Harrogate Rugby Club has appointed Martyn Wood as its new director of rugby.

The former Harrogate Grammar School student will replace David 'Doc' Doherty, who announced he will step down at the end of the season.

Wood joins Harrogate following a long playing career with Wasps, Bath and England. He also had coaching roles at Hull Ionians and Yorkshire Carnegie.

The club will end this season bottom of National League 2 North.



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The club has also announced that Sam Fox will continue as head coach next season.

Fox was appointed to the role at the start of this season after previously being head coach of the academy.

Aled Jones will take up the role of head of rugby transition.

Jones will be responsible for supporting young players as they move from the academy to senior rugby and will manage and coach the Georgians next season.