2014 SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE REDS 80 RICHARD GRAHAM Position: Head Coach Born: 5 August 1972, Charleville AUS Coaching History: Bath Skills, Backs & Defence Coach (2002-06) Saracens Head Coach (2009) Head Coach (2009) Australia Skills Coach (2009-10) Force Backs Coach (2010) Force Head Coach (2011-2012) Reds Head Coach (2013-) Richard Graham joined the Reds in 2013 as Head Coach and brought a wealth of knowledge gained as both a player and coach at the elite level. Graham played for the Reds between 1998 and 2002, along with the Australian Sevens and Australia A. He commenced his professional coaching career in 2002 as an assistant with Bath RFC. During his four seasons at Bath, the side became English Premiership finalists in 2003-04; Powergen Cup finalists in 2004- 05; and Heineken Cup Semi-Finalists in 2005-06. Graham moved to Saracens in 2006, subsequently overseeing the English Premiership Semi-Finalists in 2006-07; Heineken Cup Semi-Finalists in 2007-08; and Challenge Cup Semi-Finalists in 2008-09. In his third and final year at the club, Graham finished the season as Head Coach. After seven years in England, the Queenslander returned home in 2009 as the Skills Coach of the Wallabies. He was also an assistant at the Force before taking over as Head Coach in September 2010. He joined the Reds prior to the 2013 season. NICK STILES Position: Forwards Coach Born: 17 October 1973, Melbourne AUS Coaching History: St. Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace Technical Director (2005) University of Queensland Head Coach (2005-07) Kubota Spears Scrum & Lineout Consultant (2005-06) Kubota Spears Forwards Coach (2007-10) Force Forwards Coach (2010-13) Reds Forwards Coach (2014-) Nick Stiles is back in Queensland colours almost a decade after finishing his playing career as a 96-cap prop with the Reds. Stiles retired in 2005 and immediately took up a role with St. Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, where he worked as Technical Director of coaching until 2007. He was also Head Coach of University of Queensland’s Premier Grade side during the same period, before moving to Japan to take on the role of Forwards Coach with the Kubota Spears. He joined Richard Graham at the Force ahead of the 2011 season. Stiles also earned 12 caps with the Wallabies from 2001 to 2002 and has returned to Queensland ahead of the 2014 season.
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