Nicholas Patrick James Walshe (born 1 November 1974 in

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coach and former player. He was capped twice for England, and was Head Coach of the England Under 20 taking them to successive victories in the 2013 and 2014

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Education

Walshe was educated at Worth, an independent school in

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Playing career

Walshe played at scrum-half. He moved from

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in 2002. He moved again in 2004 to

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. Walshe was first called up to the senior England squad by

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for the

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. He appeared several times over the years for the England A Team before winning his two full caps as a replacement on the 2006 tour to .

Coaching career

In 2007 Walshe began coaching part-time at a local Bath club, Old Sulians, laying the foundations for their promotion to the Somerset Premier. Walshe moved on again at the beginning of 2008 to a player/backs coach role at

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England U-20s

In 2011 Walshe moved to work at the RFU Elite Rugby Department as Assistant Coach to Rob Hunter for the England Under 20's Squad. In 2013 he moved to Head Coach and became leader of the team that for the first time ever secured England as the IRB Junior World Champions for 2013. In that particular tournament in France, England set another record achievement of defeating the four times IRB Junior World Champions, The New Zealand All Blacks in the semi-finals. In 2014 Walshe and his team successfully defended their championship title, in Auckland, New Zealand.

Gloucester

From June 2014 to May 2016 he held the position of backs and attack coach at

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Coventry

In September of the 2016–2017 season he joined Coventry Rugby Club as attack coach, and guided the team to a 4th-place finish in RFU National One. In June 2017 it was announced that Walshe signed a new contract to become Head Coach at Coventry, ahead of the 2017/18 season.

References

External links

RFU ProfileEngland profilestatistics from scrum.comStatbunker statisticsSigns for Gloucester
1974 births Living people Alumni of Kingston University Bath Rugby players Bedford Blues players England international rugby union players English rugby union coaches English rugby union players People educated at Worth School Rosslyn Park F.C. players Rugby union players from the London Borough of Hounslow Rugby union scrum-halves People from Chiswick {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub