Arthur takes role in Rugby

MELBOURNE: Former South Africa and Australia cricket coach Mickey Arthur will lead a new talent programme at Western Force in a bid to boost the struggling Super Rugby team with promising home-grown and foreign players.

“Having had an interest in rugby over a long period of time, it’s very exciting to be involved with a programme like this,” South African Arthur, a Perth resident, said on the team’s website on Friday. “Perth is a dynamic, wonderful place to live with a growing appetite for rugby, and this opportunity will excite a lot of young players not only in Perth and Australia but around the world.”

Arthur was head coach of Australia’s national cricket teams until he was sacked before a Test series against England last year.