Salvin leaves Exeter for Wales forwards coach job

Salvin leaves Exeter for Wales forwards coach jobImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Steve Salvin had been part of Exeter's coaching team since 2021ByChris KirwanBBC Sport WalesPublished1 minute agoSteve Salvin has left his role as Exeter boss to become full-time forwards coach with Wales.Salvin was part of Sean Lynn's management team for the Six Nations on an interim basis but has now left the Chiefs after the Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR) season.He will link up with Wales when they return for pre-season on Monday, 3 August as they start preparations for the WXV."The chance to work at Test match level during the recent W6N (Women's Six Nations) campaign was an opportunity that I relished and to get to do this on a full-time basis is exciting," said Salvin."It was my first real time coaching in Wales, and you feel the passion for rugby when you are around the players and when the team plays."Lynn given welcome headache by Wales' young talentPublished2 days agoWales' next generation getting a taste of Test lifePublished21 JuneSalvin, who was previously with Rotherham, Leeds Carnegie and Worcester Warriors, joined Exeter in 2021 and was part of the coaching team that helped them to PWR finals in 2022 and 2023.Wales, who enjoyed a morale-boosting win against the Barbarians at Allianz Stadium last Saturday, will host South Africa and USA at Cardiff Arms Park in September before travelling to Japan in October for two Tests.Former Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Lynn was appointed Wales boss before the 2025 Six Nations and previously brought in Tyrone Holmes as defence coach.Former Wales and Ospreys centre Ashley Beck was named interim attack coach for the Six Nations and was part of Lynn's staff for the Baa-Baas fixture.Lynn, who has won just one of 15 Tests, has welcomed Salvin's permanent appointment."Steve is a coach I knew well and respected from my time in the PWR, but I was really im...