Mike Friday
Mike Friday (born 25 April 1972, in Chichester) is the former England Rugby Union Sevens head coach. He was named to the position near the end of the 2003/2004 season after serving for three years as assistant to Joe Lydon.[1] He resigned from the role at the end of 2006 in order to take up a business role in The City of London.
In June 2010 Friday announced his involvement in RuckingBall.com, an online community for the development of school-boy rugby, coaches and parents.
Mike Friday was on Friday 25 May 2012 appointed as coach of the Kenya sevens Rugby team by the KRU www.nation.co.ke
He led the Kenya 7s team to one of its best performances in Wellington New Zealand, on 2 February 2013, to the final versus England which Kenya lost 19-24 during extra time.
He was reportedly fired by the Director of National Squads and Elite Performance, Philip Jalang'o, barely a day after leading the Kenyan Sevens team to a series high of 99 points in the HSBC London Series in May 2013 where Kenya finished 5th overall. This decision was however denied by the chair of the Kenya Rugby Union Mwangi Muthee, with Philip Jalang'o losing his job as a result.[2]