Cheetahs add Williams to coaching staff

The Free State Cheetahs have announced new appointments and also structural changes going into the PRO14 and the overlap with the Currie Cup.

Dave Williams has been appointed as the new backline and attack coach in view of the PRO14 tour as well as the Currie Cup moving forward. Williams is an experienced coach and was previously assistant-coach for the Koble Steelers in Japan, he also coached London Irish and Bath in England. He was also the backline and coach coordinator for the Southern Kings.

For the overlap with the Currie Cup, the coaching staff of the Toyota Cheetahs will be as follows:

Head coach: Rory Duncan, forwards coach – Corniel van Zyl, backline coach – Dave Williams, defence coach – Charl Strydom, team manager – Sakkie Wessels.

Dr Rudi de Wet and JP du Toit will form part of this team, as the team medical doctor and Physiotherapist. The fitness coordinator and Biokineticist is Quintin Kruger, who also forms part of this team.

Where the PRO14 overlaps with the Currie Cup, structures will be as follows:

Currie Cup coach will be Daan Human with MJ Smith as backline coach. Albert Keuris will act as skills coach. A medical doctor will be appointed to assist them with Erick Colyn the Physiotherapist.

Ashwell Rafferty will be the Currie Cup Team Manager for the Season and will join PRO14 moving forward.

Franco Smith, director of rugby, will apart from all his other responsibilities, also assist both teams with skills, structures and strategy.