Bevan to swap US for Wales

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THE WRU has appointed Huw Bevan as its interim performance director. He replaces Nigel Walker, who became interim chief executive in January following the resignation of Steve Phillips.

Bevan will join from USA Rugby, where he has been employed since 2018, first as an S&C coach, then director of performance and most recently as general manager.

Bevan was Cardiff 's fitness coach between 1997 and 1999 and was head of S&C at Ospreys between 2003 and 2008. He joined Dragons as high performance manager in 2014 and went on to become head of rugby operations.