Club's defiant Over Coaching Roles

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• On the day the new name for the Newport / Ebbw Vale regional team was announced, the old club v Country row has been re-awoken. Not content with getting their five team plan through, the Premiership club's want to hold the decision on who coaches each region.
  
  A committee consisting of Steve Hansen, technical director Terry Cobner, new WRU general manager Steve Lewis as well as Cardiff's Robert Norster representing the club's, will decide on who gets the jobs at the five new regions.
  
  Gareth Jenkins and Nigel Davies are almost certain to continue with their job's at Stradey park as well as Lyn "the lip" Jones in the Neath & Swansea region. But in the other three it's less clear. Bridgend and Ponty want Alan Lewis to continue along with Lyn Howell's at their region, but the WRU have tried to appoint Mike Ruddock, who is wanted by Tony Brown and Marcus Russell at Gwent, in partnership with current Newport coach Leigh Jones. Peter Thomas want's Dai Young to remain at the Arms Park, Harlequins backs coach Paul Turner has been lined up for a job with the blue and blacks also.
  
  Other coaches in with a shout are current Welsh defence coach Clive Griffiths, sevens coach Shaun Holley who is in charge of the ever successful Gloucester academy, Wales under 19's coach Dai Rees, Grand Slam winning under 21's coach Chris Davey and Swansea assistant Tony Clement is likely to land the assistants job for West Glamorgan.
  
  But yet again I feel the club's have missed the point, let's get the five best Welsh coaches and go from there, who those are You decide