Tim Lane (rugby union)

Tim Lane (born 24 November 1959, in Coonabarabran, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player.

Playing career

As a player, he played either in the centres or at fly-half. He represented the New South Wales Waratahs and also won three caps for the Wallabies.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career at the Manly club in Sydney where in one season took them to an undefeated premiership. In 1998 he took on the job of an assistant coach for the Wallabies, coaching the back-line during which time the team won the Bledisloe Cup and Tri- Nations and the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. In 2000 he took over coaching at Clermont Ferrand in France where he took the club to the final in his first season. At the end of the 2000/01 French season he joined the Springboks as an assistant coach for the back-line. Following coaching appointments with the Cats, the Italian national side, the Ricoh Black Rams and CA Brive he joined Toulon in January 2007 for the remainder of the 2006/07 season where he was successful in helping the club in its bid for promotion to the Top 14.[1][2][3]

Since February 2008 he has been head coach of the Georgia national rugby union team.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Union: Tim Lane and Jeff Miller named as assistant coaches to Australian rugby union team". The Independent. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Tim shown the fast Lane by SA Rugby". Independent Online. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rugby: Lane to coach Toulon". NZ Herald. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tim Lane's Georgia on brink of RWC finals". The Australian. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Georgia (country) Malkhaz Cheishvili		 Georgia National Rugby Union Coach
2008-2010 		Succeeded by
Scotland Richie Dixon