Steve Tandy
Updated: 12/11/2025, 5:51:58 PM Wikipedia source
Steve Tandy (born 16 January 1980) is a Welsh rugby union former player and now coach. He is the current head coach for the Welsh national team having previously coached for the Ospreys and Scotland.
Infobox
2021
British & Irish Lions (defence coach)
Born
Steve Tandy (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 (age 45)Tonmawr, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
Height
184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)[citation needed]
School
Neath Tertiary College
Position
Flanker
Years
Team
1998–2003
Neath
2003–2010
Ospreys
2010–2012
Bridgend
2012–2018
Ospreys
2018–2019
NSW Waratahs (defence coach)
2019–2025
Scotland (defence coach)
2025–
Wales
Tables
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| Preceded by Matt Sherratt (interim coach) | Wales National Rugby Union Coach 2025–Present | Succeeded byIncumbent |
References
- "Wales appoint Steve Tandy as head coach to launch the post-Gatland era"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/21/wales-steve-tandy-head-coach-succession-warren-gatland-rugby-union
- Wales Onlinehttp://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/ospreys-boss-steve-tandy-reveals-12377131
- "Neath scalp Scarlets to move top"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/celtic/2764603.stm
- "Steve Tandy . . . The First Welsh Wales Coach for Almost 20 Years"https://www.dragonsports.co.uk/rugby/news/steve-tandy-the-first-welsh-wales-coach-for-almost-20-years?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- "Ospreys suffer Tandy injury blow"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/ospreys/6282400.stm
- "Rugby Union: Ospreys lost in interpretation"http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20051002/ai_n15644808
- Ospreys appoint Tandy as head coachhttps://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15321697/ospreys-appoint-steve-tandy-head-coach
- Steve Tandy replaces Sean Holley as Ospreys coachhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/17018127
- Steve Tandy: Ospreys part company with head coachhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/42771787
- NSW Waratahs complete coaching team for 2019https://nsw.rugby/news/2019/11/05/nsw-waratahs-complete-coaching-team-for-2019?srsltid=AfmBOooLehZTFw5ENZ6NMAzeBVJllWjVLkuAE2CBE37mjG4bsQ4WFqSz
- The defensive system dubbed 'The Blue Wall' that's confounding Super Rugby has a northern hemisphere coach mastermindinghttps://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-defensive-system-dubbed-the-blue-wall-thats-confounding-super-rugby-and-the-northern-hemisphere-coach-masterminding-it/
- The Offside Linehttps://www.theoffsideline.com/steve-tandy-appointed-scotlands-new-defence-coach/
- Townsend and Tandy to join Lions coaching staff for 2021 South Africa tourhttps://scottishrugby.org/townsend-and-tandy-to-join-lions-coaching-staff-for-2021-south-africa-tour/
- "Wales appoint Steve Tandy as head coach to launch the post-Gatland era"https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/21/wales-steve-tandy-head-coach-succession-warren-gatland-rugby-union
- "Wales name Tandy as new head coach"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cy8kgl77evvo