Former Stormers assistant coach Paul Treu‚ who has been at the centre of a power struggle with Director of Rugby Gert Smal and the union’s Board‚ has been redeployed in a newly created position.
Current Director of Rugby Smal will vacate his post at the end of March and not see out the remainder of his contract‚ which expires on October 31.Current Stormers coach Fleck and High Performance Manager Greg Hechter will fulfil Smal’s role in the interim while New Zealand assistant coach Paul Feeney will join Fleck on the conveyor belt out of Newlands after the 2019 Super Rugby competition.
Both Fleck and Dobson will work closely with Western Province Rugby Group CEO Paul Zacks and Hechter to build a strong playing squad for 2020 and beyond. The contracting of players for next season will begin once the new SARU contracting model parameters have been finalised. “In addition to ensuring the Stormers’ success on the field‚ one of Dobson’s key focus areas will be driving transformation in the Stormers’ future coaching and management teams‚” Zack said.
"There is a clear succession and development plan now in place and the opportunities created within the new structure will put us in a stronger position going forward."It has been an absolute privilege to work with Gert Smal who has played such a big role here at WP both on and off the field for many years and he leaves with our very best wishes for his future‚” he said.
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