Three-time Premiership Women’s Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury have appointed Dan Murphy as their head of rugby for the 2025-26 season.
Murphy has worked as scrum coach at the club for the past four seasons and steps up following Sean Lynn’s departure this spring for the Wales head coach role.
Former prop Murphy made 91 appearances for Gloucester during his playing career and also represented London Irish and Harlequins before retiring in 2022.
“It’s an absolute honour to take charge and help [the team] kick on further after a very successful few years,” Murphy, 39, said.
“To work with those women who are so driven, so determined. I’m in awe of them sometimes and it’s an absolute privilege to be able to lead them.
“Lynnie [Sean Lynn] always spoke about inspiring the community and I believe we did that by winning the three-peat. But now it’s about capitalising on that, creating, building and finding the next act for The Circus.”
