{"id":7232,"date":"2023-04-16T19:42:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T07:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wp\/?p=7232"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T09:47:37","slug":"wcru-announces-head-coach-for-2023-heartland-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastrfu.com\/wsct\/2023\/04\/16\/wcru-announces-head-coach-for-2023-heartland-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"WCRU announces head coach for 2023 Heartland Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

16 April 2023
\nMEDIA RELEASE – West Coast Rugby Union announces head coach for 2023 West Coast Heartland Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is with great enthusiasm that the West Coast Rugby Union announces the appointment of Head Coach Sean Cuttance for the 2023 Heartland Championship. The appointment follows a review of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board is 100% behind Sean and hopes that the 2023 Heartland Squad will perform well on the park. Sean has made huge contributions to West Coast rugby previously and we are over the moon that he has committed to another campaign\u201d – Mike Meehan, Chairman of the West Coast Rugby Union.<\/p>\n

Sean has appointed Troy Tauwhare and Jared Mitchell as his assistant coaches, Nick Muir as trainer and Luke McNeish as the Manager for the upcoming season. This provides a strong team for the 2023 season.<\/p>\n

The West Coast Rugby Union appreciates the support of the community and hopes to build positively towards 2023 and beyond. The Union believes the Heartland team will be extremely competitive under the direction of Sean and his team of experienced coaches and management.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSun 30 Jul\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeddon Shield<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v Nelson Bays\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26 - 35\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 05 Aug\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPre-Season (non 1st Class)<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v Marlborough\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t52 - 19\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 12 Aug\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v King Country\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t40 - 09\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 19 Aug\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHorowhenua-Kapiti v West Coast RU\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t28 - 48\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 26 Aug\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v Thames Valley\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22 - 30\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 02 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhanganui v West Coast RU\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t36 - 12\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 09 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSouth Canterbury v West Coast RU\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t39 - 26\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 16 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v Mid Canterbury\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t32 - 29\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 23 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7:05 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship \/ Rundle Cup<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuller v West Coast RU\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t29 - 11\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 30 Sep\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v North Otago\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 - 12\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSat 07 Oct\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:30 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHeartland Championship<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWairarapa Bush v West Coast RU\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 - 33\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSun 15 Oct\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:05 pm\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLochore Cup Final<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Coast RU v Poverty Bay\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 - 20\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatch Center\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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