Mark Hope is our new head coach. Mark is a level 3 coach and a level 8 referee, who has done most of his rugby within the RAF (player and coach!). Assistant coach of the RAF ladies team and Hd coach of one of the men's regional teams and was a member of the NE England Centre of Excellence on the women's pathways. Coached senior Men's teams in Durham and Northumberland.

Reece Patterson is our assistant coach, a previous player for both Currie and North Berwick. Reece has also played for the Scotland under 18s and 19s, he will bring loads of experience to the team!

Connor Johnson (player coach) has been at the club a while - since 2011. Over 142 appearances for the club! Taking over as captain he has been behind two promotions for the team both on pitch and behind the scenes. Connor has missed a bit of rugby recently with a tricky knee injury but this just means he had a chance to learn from the coaches and take training sessions himself. Looking forward to seeing what he can bring this season.

Stuart Lorimer (player coach) has 92 caps for the 1st xv and was also involved in coaching last season. Stuart has a huge level of dedication to the club - he only missed one training session last season, so having him as a player coach is a no brainer!

NBRFC are excited with these new appointments and look forward to getting pre season under way!