FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Premiership - Women - Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury - Ashton Gate, Bristol, Britain - January 5, 2025 Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn with Sarah Beckett during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
(Reuters) - Wales have appointed Sean Lynn as head coach for the women's team, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Monday, replacing Ioan Cunningham who stepped down in November.
Lynn, who won back-to-back Premiership Women's Rugby titles in 2023 and 2024 with Gloucester-Hartpury, has signed a three-year contract, and will remain at the club, who are top of the standings, until the end of the season.
"I'm Welsh and I'm coming home and you don't need me to tell you what this means to me," Lynn said in a WRU statement.
"Being the Wales Head coach is the pinnacle and I look forward to taking on a role with a squad of talented and exciting players."
Cunningham left by mutual consent after three years with Wales, a week after the WRU apologised to players for its handling of contract negotiations.
Wales managed only four wins in 11 games in 2024 and finished bottom of the table in last year's Six Nations. Their first game in this year's championship is away to Scotland on March 22.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
