Gary Gold

Who is Gary Gold?

Gary Gold is a professional Rugby Union coach currently employed as Head Coach of Kobelco Steelers.

Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa Gold attended Wynberg Boys' High School.

Gold joined London Irish in July 2001 as Forwards Coach under Brendan Venter. At the end of the 02/03 season Venter decided to return to South Africa and Gold took over the Head Coach position which he held until June 2005. As Head Coach Gold led Irish to finishes of 8th and 10th position in what was then known as the Zurich Premiership. At the end of the 04/05 season Gold was offered a chance to return to his native Cape Town, London Irish agreed to release him from his contract and he returned to South Africa to take up the role of Forwards Coach at Western Province.

After two seasons as Forwards Coach Gold took on the role of Head Coach at Western Province in July 2007 after Kobus Van Der Merwe and Jerome Paarwater resigned from their positions as Head Coach and Assistant Head Coach respectively.

In May 2008 Gold was appointed by Peter de Villiers as an Assistant Coach of the Springboks.