BERNARD JACKMAN HAS been named as head of coaching at Leinster Senior League Division 1A club Bective Rangers FC.
In a coup for the non-AIL outfit, former Grenoble and Dragons boss Jackman will take the reins from next season with a view to hauling Bective back into the domestic big leagues.
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The Dublin 4 side suffered relegation from AIL Division 2C in 2018 following an era in which they began to plummet down the leagues.
Founded in 1881, Bective have won 12 Leinster Senior Cups and two Bateman Cups in their history. The Donnybrook-based club have produced several Irish internationals and Lions as well as five IRFU presidents. Wales and Lions legend Cliff Morgan also played for Rangers during their provincial cup-winning 1954-1955 season while working as a manager at Irish Ropes in Wicklow.
“I’m excited for this new challenge and can’t wait to get started”, said Jackman, who is a regular guest analyst on The42 Rugby Weekly. “I always found Bective to be a club with great people and having helped out the squad at the end of the season I think they have the potential for future success.”