Australia Women's Sevens captain Bella Nasser is hoping the appointment of Reg Tayler as assistant coach can help take the program to another level heading into Perth.
Tayler joins Tim Walsh's coaching staff on Wednesday ahead of the HSBC SVNS in Perth after the departure of Emilee Barton.
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The former Queensland coach has spent the past two years with the Irish coaching staff, helping the squad break through for their maiden title in Perth 12 months ago.
Tayler has held roles as the Head Coach of the Australia A Women’s Rugby Sevens side and with the Queensland Academy of Sport.
This has seen a host of new talent enter the Australian program, including Nasser, who was excited by his return.
"I've grown up with Reg, he was my first Sevens coach and not only for me but for a lot of the girls," she said.
"He took a lot of the Australia A games so it'll be really exciting to have him expertise in our team and a pair of fresh eyes."
"We are thrilled to welcome the services of Reg to the Australian Women’s Sevens team," GM of Women's High-Performance Jaime Fernandez said on the appointment. "For the past 10 years, Reg has been committed to specialising in high-performance Rugby Sevens coaching.
"His experience includes working within the Australian Sevens high-performance pathways system and more recently responsible for leading the development and talent identification across Ireland.
"During his tenure with IRFU the Women’s team secured their first World Series victory in Perth (2024) and the Men’s team finished the 2024 World Series in second place. Further to this, both teams competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics, making the quarter finals. We look forward to him joining the squad and working with our quality of athletes."
"Reg is an exceptional coach with huge head coach attributes and potential," Women's Sevens coach Tim Walsh added.
"Reg has worked and developed with nearly every player in the current squad. He took the opportunity to travel, learn and expand his trade in a different world class environment, that being Ireland.
"We are thrilled to have recruited and retained the services of Reg. His appointment guarantees and a strong succession plan and a sustainable future a flagship Rugby Australia program."
