Leicester Tigers have announced the club's senior coaching team for the 2023/24 season.
Leicester Tigers 23/24 Coaching Team
- Dan McKellar, Head Coach
- Brett Deacon, Assistant Coach
- Alan Dickens, Attack & Backs Coach
- Matt Everard, Defence Coach
- Dan Palmer, Scrum Coach
- Ollie Richardson, Head of Physical Performance
- Matt Smith, Skills Coach & Lead Academy Coach
The club can also confirm that Richard Wilks has been appointed General Manager.
Wilks joined Tigers during the 20/21 campaign as a consultant before being appointed Head of Performance Recruitment in November 2021.
Brett Deacon will lead on the breakdown and contact area, and also assist McKellar with the forwards. He made 135 appearances for the first-team, before joining the senior coaching team in 2016.
Matt Everard, Defence Coach, joined the club midway the 22/23 season as Senior Academy Coach before taking on a permanent senior role in December 2022.
Alan Dickens, Dan Palmer and Ollie Richardson are the additions to the club ahead of the new season. Dickens will take charge of the Attack and Backs, Palmer is the Scrum Coach and Richardson joins as Head of Physical Performance.
Matt Smith will be the Skills Coach for the senior squad and take on the newly-created Lead Academy Coach role which sees him responsible for the Senior Academy Squad and transition of players from junior to senior rugby.
New Head Coach, Dan McKellar, will oversee the rugby programme and lead on the line out and forwards coaching.
Leicester Tigers Head Coach Dan McKellar said: "I am excited by the group we have put together, which has a great balance of continuity and new voices who will bring fresh ideas."
"It was important to me that there was a mix of people who not only understand the Premiership, but vital that they understand Leicester Tigers and we have got that in Brett Deacon, Matt Everard and Matt Smith, as well as the majority of our performance staff who remain with the club.
"In addition, to have Alan Dickens and Ollie Richardson's knowledge of the English game, players and competitions we compete in is of great value, and Dan Palmer's expertise is very exciting for the club moving forward.
"What is most pleasing for me is that this coaching team are excited by the squad we have to work with from next season at Leicester Tigers, because of where they are at currently and work they have done but, importantly, how it can evolve."
Discussing the appointments, Leicester Tigers CEO Andrea Pinchen said: "I believe we have put together a world class coaching team, headed up by Dan McKellar, to lead Leicester Tigers from next season into this exciting new chapter of the club's history"
"A lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to bring this impressive group who all offer their own unique skills, experience and knowledge from diverse backgrounds in the game.
"Most pleasing for me in this group is a shared desire to see this club continue to be successful but, even more so, strive to reach new heights together.
"After a turbulent year for all involved with Leicester Tigers, to be able to confirm our senior coaching team now is a great pleasure for me and I hope our supporters are as excited as I am about them leading this club into the future."
The Leicester Tigers squad will commence pre-season training in July ahead of the 23/24 campaign.
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