Grand Slam winner Ruddock joins South Gower staff

Grand Slam-winning Wales coach Mike Ruddock has joined the staff at Division Two West Central club South Gower.

Ruddock famously led Wales to a clean sweep of victories in the 2005 Six Nations during his two-year spell as national boss.

The 66-year-old's long coaching career has also included stints at Swansea, Leinster, Ebbw Vale, Newport Gwent Dragons and Worcester Warriors, as well as Ireland Under-20s, while he has been involved with Ospreys as a non-executive director role in recent years.

Ruddock joins South Gower as forwards and technical coach.

The club's director of rugby is former Wales lock Andy Moore, while fellow ex-Wales international Aled Williams has been named kicking coach.

"Community rugby is where the real spirit of the game lives," Ruddock told the club's website.

"South Gower has built something genuinely impressive over recent years, not just in results, but in creating a strong identity and pathway for players coming through the club.

"I'm looking forward to helping develop the technical side of the squad and supporting the next generation of players and coaches at South Gower RFC."

South Gower, a club based in the village of Bishopston, Swansea, are in the same division as Mumbles RFC, who recently announced that former Wales stars Alun Wyn Jones and James Hook were joining them as support coaches.