Tom Hudson hired as Sale Sharks head coach
Former Leicester Tigers coach Tom Hudson will take over Premier League women’s rugby rivals selling sharks at the end of the season.
The 30-year-old will replace former Welsh captain Rachel Taylor He confirmed in January She will resign as head coach at the end of the sport.
Hudson himself set out from Leicester and was confirmed at a similar time. He has been the Tigers head coach for a year and has been promoted from team-wide.
“I grew up in Heaton Moor, I’m a member of the DPP and Sale Sharks is my family club, so I’m very happy to be back in the club, a city and an area that means a lot to me,” Hudson said.
“This club has a lot of potential and if we can build on a great job like never before and join the talented group we already have, then I know we can create a culture of victory and young girls in the north are eager to be part of it.”
“Tom is one of the smartest young coaches in the game, and he did a miracle for the program in two years at Leicester,” said former England captain Katy Daley-McLean, who is now head of the Shark Women’s program.
Sale also added Charlie Beckett, who tied with Hudson on the two-match day at Gloucester. The 29-year-old served as assistant coach for the Loughborough Chargers in his final season.
Scrum coach Luke Stratford, who worked with Hudson at Leicester, also switched to sales.
Sale Sharks finished the bottom at the PWR table, recording only one win in 16 games.
