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New Wales Womens Rugby head coach Sean Lynn

Lynn loving coming home to coach Wales in World Cup year

He used to pass the ball to Gavin Henson in the Wales U18 team, has forged a massive reputation as a coach over the past two decades at Hartpury College, won the top women’s rugby league title in the world in consecutive seasons and is now coming home to coach Wales.

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Sean Lynn has put pen to paper on a three-year deal to coach the Wales Women’s team and can’t wait to get started.

His opening words at his official unveiling in the Wales dressing room at Principality Stadium said it all: “I’m Welsh, I’m coming home and I’m super excited.”

Recognised as one of the leading women’s coaches in the UK after steering Gloucester-Hartpury to back-to-back PWR titles he has come in to fill the role previously held by Ioan Cunningham. He will hit the ground running with the 2025 Women’s Six Nations before a two-match series in Australia in the summer – the perfect build up to the 2025 Women’s World Cup in England next season.

He will continue to oversee Gloucester-Hartpury’s drive for a hat-trick of titles before taking over full time ahead of the Six Nations. The final is set for 16 March, with Wales’ opening game in the Six Nations kicking off on Saturday 22 March against Scotland in Edinburgh.

He will need no introduction to a large number of players in the Wales set-up given he has 12 Welsh internationals in his Gloucester-Hartpury squad, including current captain Hannah Jones.

“I didn’t have any conversations with the Welsh players at Gloucester-Hartpury about this role. I wanted business to be normal, so I only told my CEO that I was applying,” said the 42-year-old Lynn.

The smile says it all as Sean Lynn is unveiled as the new head coach for the Wales Women’s team ahead of the 2025 Six Nations and World Cup campaigns

“I’m really excited going into the Six Nations. You have to look at Scotland away in the first game to try to build momentum – I think it’s achievable to go there and win.
“After that we can look at other games. It’s a great step taken by the WRU to play the game against England at Principality Stadium.
“That fixture against the Red Roses can be a game to inspire a new generation of players and fans – it’s a very positive move.

“I jumped on a call with the players on Monday and I am so excited to be able to lead a special group of players and staff. There is a lot of potential within the squad.

“I’ve been watching Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightening play and there are some very good individuals in those two teams, so the pathway is looking strong as well.

“I know a lot of the current Wales players and I want to make a really big impact on the international arena. I want to build good connections with the players and build a great environment – I think I can make an impact with this team.”

Lynn has spent the past 24 years of his like connected to Hartpury College and University, the last six has head coach to the women’s teams there.

“I’m from Swansea, I went to Gowerton School and played for Waunarlwydd. I played for Wales U18 and the reason I went to Hartpury was that Sean Holley was my coach at U18 level,” explained Lynn.

“He took me there when he was starting up the Gloucester Academy. I played for Wales Students and then got into coaching.

“Gavin Henson, Jonathan Thomas and Paul James were in the Wales Schools side with me, so there was plenty of talent. Gavin did play at No 10 and he was a pretty impressive player even then.

“Geraint John, who was director of rugby at the time. appointed me to come on board with the Hartpury University men’s team and then I worked very closely with Allan Lewis.

“Allan was a real gent, and he made me a people person. I was so impressed by him, and he inspired my coaching philosophy.”

John is currently the Community Rugby Director at the WRU, while Lewis, a former Wales National Academy coaching manager and Wales U20 and Wales A head coach, is now retired. Lynn was appointed as head coach to women;s rugby at Hartpury six years ago and took over the Gloucester-Harptury team in January 2020.

“I got appointed in January 2020 and then we went into Covid. It was a difficult time to recruit, so I went to the Welsh girls and tried to build some connections with them,” said Lynn.

“I picked up some great conversations with Kerin Lake, Gwen Crabb and built from there.

I’m a really big people person and I made sure we could build a dominant pack that could win collisions because that always makes it a lot easier to bring on your pathway back line.

“The first PWR final was a dream come true, especially playing in front of a 9,000 crowd at Kingsholm. But I enjoyed beating Bristol Bears the most down in Exeter because you start to know yourself best in moments of adversity.

“We had lots of injuries, but I was confident in our pathway, and it was a lovely moment for us to get to that final. We are in form again at the moment and we have Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks next.

“If we can finish in the top two to get a home semi-final, it’s knock out rugby and we thrive on that.”

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