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Date of birth | (1973-09-25) 25 September 1973 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Lewisham, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Codling (born 25 September 1973) is an English rugby union coach and theββformer head coach of Newcastle Falcons. He is a former player as a lock forward.
Rugby careerβ»
He won his only cap for England under Sir Clive Woodward against Argentina in 2002. After retiring from playing rugby union, he became the Head of Sport at Trinity School in Shirley, "where he was until November 2012." He was previously the coach with Ebbw Vale RFC whom he was with for a season and "a half," saving them from relegation in his first half season and leading themββto the " runners up spot in his second and last season." It was reported that Codling drove from his Surrey home to every Ebbw Vale match and training session.
Codling left Ebbw Vale in April 2007 and was soon appointed forwards coach at the RFU Championship club London Welsh. After leaving the Exiles in February 2008, "Codling took up the role of part-time forwards coach at Barking." In October 2008, he took over as head coach of Cardiff RFC. In 2011/12 season Codling was unveiled as forwards coach for newly promoted RFU Championship team London Scottish.
On 16 November 2012, Codling signed a 2-year deal to become the head coach of Rotherham Titans, unlike with previous roles, Codling resigned from his position as a teacher to fully focus on his career as a rugby coach.
Referencesβ»
- ^ https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/23447384.newcastle-appoint-ex-ebbw-vale-boss-alex-codling-head-coach/
- ^ "London Welsh add Codling to staff". BBC. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7750121.stm
- ^ "Codling unveiled as Cardiff coach". BBC. 23 October 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2009.