Scotland rugby league Wheelchair Joint Head Coach Jim Dyson has stepped down from his role with immediate effect to concentrate on roles out with rugby league.
Jim joined the wheelchair programme following the 2017 World Cup as assistant coach to Peter Lowis, Jim was involved in the 2018 and 2019 Celtic Cups and led the team to 52-42 victory over Ireland in the 2019 Celtic Cup their first victory over Ireland since 2015. Following a review of the Wheelchair programme Jim was announced as joint head coach of the side in 2020 however was unable to lead the team out onto the pitch due to the COVID pandemic.
Scotland Rugby League Operations Director, Ollie Cruickshank said:
I would like to thank Jim for his hard work and effort over the last 3 years with the Scotland Wheelchair team and wish him the best of luck in the future, Jim will be missed around the squad and hopefully we will cross paths again in the future.
Scotland Rugby League Women’s Assistant Coach Kay Rollinson has also stepped down from her role with the women’s squad.
Kay was appointed to the role in November 2019 and coached the first two sessions before all activity was stopped due to COVID. Due to commitments at her club York City Knights as well as being a part of the RFL & UK Female leadership programme Kay doesn’t feel like she will be able to give 100% to the programme so is stepping back.
Kay will continue to be an ambassador for the Scotland Women’s team and will look to promote the programme within the Super League clubs to ensure eligible players are aware of the pathways in Scotland.
Scotland Rugby League Operations Director, Ollie Cruickshank said:
I would like to thank Kay for her work over the last 12 months in difficult circumstances. To see the programme get up and running in January 2020 was great to see and Kay was a key part of the process and will be greatly missed.
Scotland Rugby League Under 19’s Assistant Coach Liam Prescott has also stepped down from his role with the Under 19’s squad.
Liam joined the Under 19 programme 2016 and has been a key component of the programme since then and has helped bring the programme on to the level it is today. Liam has guided a number of young players through the system on to semi-professional contracts and developed young players in Scotland to a great extent.
Scotland Rugby League Operations Director, Ollie Cruickshank said:
I would like to thank Liam for his work and effort over the last 5 years, Liam was a great character and an excellent coach and will be missed by the players and staff. I would like to wish Liam the best of luck in his next challenge and I am sure we will see Liam at games from time to time.
This is the year of the Rugby League World Cup 2021
The Rugby League World Cup is taking place between the 23 October – 27 November this autumn and is the pinnacle of international Rugby League, globally contested every four years. RLWC2021 will be a breakthrough moment in the tournament’s history with the men’s, women’s and wheelchair competitions being staged together for the first time.
The three tournaments will take place in 21 venues across 18 host towns and cities in England. Both the women’s and wheelchair competitions will be contested by two groups of four teams, whilst the men’s tournament will see 16 teams compete across four groups.
RLWC2021 will be the most visible Rugby League event in history with all 61 games in the men’s, women’s and wheelchair competitions being broadcast live on the BBC.
Mission: Delivering the biggest and best ever Rugby League World Cup.
Vision: Creating inspirational moments that excite, engage and leave a long-lasting positive social impact.
