Forwards Coach
John Dalziel
John Dalziel is a Scottish rugby union coach who has been Scotland's forwards coach since 2020, after coaching the Glasgow Warriors forwards and leading the Scotland 7s as head coach.
Scotland
Background
John Dalziel is Scotland's forwards coach. He took the job in 2020 after a season running the forwards at Glasgow Warriors, and before that he was head coach of the Scotland 7s. He started coaching at Melrose, where he went from forwards coach to head coach and won the league in the final seconds of the 2013-14 season, and he coached the Scotland Under-20s, first as assistant and then as head coach. As a player he was a back-row forward for Gala, whom he captained, London Scottish, the Border Reivers and Melrose.
Honours
- Forwards coach, Scotland, 2020-
- Head coach, Scotland 7s, 2017-2019
- Head coach, Scotland U20, 2015-2017 (assistant from 2012)
- Scottish Premiership title as head coach, Melrose, 2013-14
Career
- Gala RFC, back row and captain
- London Scottish (1997-1998)
- Border Reivers (2001), professional
- Melrose (2008-2016), player, forwards coach, then head coach
- Scotland U20 (2012-2017), assistant then head coach
- London Scottish (2016-2017), Forwards Coach
- Scotland 7s (2017-2019), Head Coach
- Glasgow Warriors (2019-2020), Forwards Coach
- Scotland (2020-present), Forwards Coach
Strengths
- Forward Pack
- Scrummaging
- Lineout
- Maul
- Breakdown
- Player Development
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