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Throughout the season, training is very much skill-based,
taken by the club coach and all new comers are welcome. Training
sessions with our specialist forwards and backs coaches are
also arranged throughout the season to compliment our own
coaching team. Having a number of coaches at each training
session allows the players to split into groups to work on
specific areas of their game. Kingston have a flood lit training
pitch and the clubhouse is open, both for showers and after
drinks in the club bar.
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The
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Earle
Wilkes — Head Coach
Coaching
career:
Earle played nationally
at Coventry RFC for 5 seasons and London Welsh
RFC for 15 seasons and county representative for
Warwickshire and Surrey. He is a RFU qualified
coach and was the London Welsh RFC Development
team Head Coach, Civil Service Director of Rugby
and more recently London Irish Amateurs Specialist
Coach.
The club is very encouraged by Earle's experience,
approach and level of professionalism he is bringing
to Kingston RFC. The club will look to go from
strength to strength this season through his coaching
and will look to build a club with strength in
depth through all sides and ages.
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Sean
Walsh — skills coach
Coaching career:
1997 — Head coach/Development officer, Kamloops
RFC (Canada)
1994–1995 — Youth Development Officer,
RFU
1994 — Rugby Schools Liaison Officer, Spelthorne
Borough Council
1993 — Head Coach, Stuttgart Rugby Football
Club (Germany)
1992 — Promotions Officer, Rugby Football
Union (part time)
1992 — INSET Provider, Royal Borough of
Kingston upon Thames Council (part time)
1991–1993 — School Liaison Officer,
Kingston RFC (part time)
Playing career:
London Irish 1st XV
London Irish Under 21’s
London Irish Senior Tour of Canada
Surrey Under 19’s XV
Surrey Under 19’s Sevens Squad
Surrey County Champions Under 17’s
Surrey Under 17’s XV
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Paul
Hodgson — guest backs' coach
Paul joined London Irish in July
2004 from Bristol Shoguns. He got his first full
England cap in last season's 6-nations as well as
playing scrum half in the recent England Saxons
tour.
He has also represented England at U18s and U21s
level as well as playing England 7s in the IRB World
Sevens series. The Epsom born, 25 year old scrum-half
made quite an impact in his 26 appearances for the
Exiles in last season's Premiership and European
campaigns. He is a loquacious, quick-witted half
back with the speed and power to cause opposing
defenders problems. Paul
is down at Kingston every Tuesday & Thursday
and the club is extremely pleased that he has
agreed to continue to give his team this season.
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