Salvin to join Wales Women’s coaching team for Six Nations

Exeter Chiefs Women’s head coach Steve Salvin has joined the Wales Women’s coaching team as interim forwards coach for the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign.

Salvin will join a new-look Wales Women’s coaching team, alongside defence coach Tyrone Holmes, interim attack coach Ashley Beck and head coach Sean Lynn.

The former Rotherham Titans and Leeds Carnegie Academy coach was also performance pathway manager at Worcester Warriors Academy before joining Exeter Chiefs Women in 2021. He was forwards and defence coach up until the end of last season before taking over as head coach for 2025/26.

Salvin said: “The opportunity to work at international level with Wales and in the Women’s Six Nations was too good to turn down.

“Sean is a coach I have coached against in the PWR and all the coaches respect what he built at Gloucester Hartpury and the success he had building a successful high-performance team.”

“His teams are always built on a real work ethic, grit and determination and his ability to bring players together and forge an identity has always been key.

Lynn said: “Steve is a coach I know well and respect from my time in the PWR and his experience of the women’s game with the Chiefs is there to see.

“His forward pack has always been resilient, well-organised and a well-drilled outfit, and they make sides work hard throughout a game.”

Dave Reddin, Welsh Rugby Union director of rugby and elite performance, said: “Steve’s reputation and experience in the women’s game impressed us all during the whole interview process.

“We are looking forward to seeing him transfer his technical expertise as we look to build a new identity for the Wales senior national side in the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations.”