Hong Kong rugby men’s 15s interim coach Craig Hammond to return ‘home’ to take over at Nottingham
- Senior team and Hong Kong Scottish favourite Hammond returns to English club he spent a decade captaining
- Hammond ‘fully confident’ in Hong Kong’s Asia Rugby Championship campaign in November despite back room change
The Hong Kong Scottish coach-turned-director of rugby is set to become head coach of Nottingham in the English Championship, where he is considered a club legend from his playing days.
“When the offer came, it was gut-wrenching because both [the HKRU and Nottingham] are incredibly meaningful to me,” said Hammond, who spent 11 seasons at Nottingham, captaining them 236 times.
“But joining Nottingham and coaching in the Championship was a great chance for me to continue developing as a coach and to continue supporting the club I spent most of my career with. Having the opportunity to captain the club as a player and now being able to return as a coach was too hard to resist.”
Kiwi Hammond – or “Hammo” in Hong Kong rugby circles – arrived in the city in 2012 and quickly paved a way at Scottish as an influential and motivational rugby mind.
