The Welsh Rugby Union is delighted to announce the Wales Women’s squad have appointed Ben Flower to the coaching team for the Summer Training Camp.
The Welsh international joins Wales head coach Sean Lynn’s coaching team ahead of the two Test match tour to Australia and RWC 2025 in England.
Flower has been appointed collision coach and will play a key role during Wales’ summer training camp.
Cardiff-born Flower is a former Wales rugby league international and played for Welsh based-Crusaders rugby league, Wigan Warriors and Leigh Centurions in Super League.
He won the Challenge Cup, three Super League titles and the World Club challenge with Wigan Warriors and he won 17 caps for the Wales rugby league side.
Flower coached the South Wales Jets rugby league side and was part of the Wales Women’s coaching team at the last World Cup in New Zealand.
Flower said: “Being involved with Wales is always a privilege and being asked and to have the chance of being involved with my country is an honour you don’t turn down.
“Having played at a World Cup as a player and to have this chance to play a role as Wales prepare for a World Cup is an opportunity I am looking forward to.”
Lynn said: “Ben is someone who has worked with this squad of players before and the W6N review highlighted the need to improve our collision work and dominance, both sides of the ball, as a real area we can improve on.”