Alex Codling

Date of birth	(1973-09-25) 25 September 1973
Place of birth	Lewisham, London, England
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Newcastle Falcons Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1991–1994 1994–1996 1996–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2005 2005–2006 London Wasps (U21) Blackheath F.C. Richmond F.C. Neath RFC Harlequins Saracens F.C. Bedford Blues Northampton Saints Montpellier () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002  England 1 (0) Coaching career Years Team 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008 2008–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 2015–2016 2016–2018 2018–2019 2021 2021–2023 2023–present Ebbw Vale RFC, Head Coach[1] London Welsh, Forwards Coach[2] Cardiff RFC, Head Coach[3] Barking RFC, Head Coach London Scottish FC, Forwards Coach Rotherham Titans, Head Coach Rosslyn Park F.C., Head Coach Irish Rugby Football Union, Under 18 Assistant Coach Ulster Rugby, A-Team Head Coach Ealing Trailfinders, Head Coach Harlequin F.C., Forwards Coach England, Lineout consultant Oyonnax Rugby, Forwards Coach Newcastle Falcons, Head Coach

Alex Codling (born 25 September 1973) is an English rugby union coach and current head coach of Newcastle Falcons. He is a former player as a lock forward.

Rugby career

He won his only cap for England under Sir Clive Woodward against Argentina in 2002. After retiring from playing rugby union, he became the Head of Sport at Trinity School in Shirley, where he was until November 2012. He was previously the coach with Ebbw Vale RFC whom he was with for a season and a half, saving them from relegation in his first half season and leading them to the runners up spot in his second and last season. It was reported that Codling drove from his Surrey home to every Ebbw Vale match and training session.

Codling left Ebbw Vale in April 2007 and was soon appointed forwards coach at the RFU Championship club London Welsh. After leaving the Exiles in February 2008, Codling took up the role of part-time forwards coach at Barking. In October 2008, he took over as head coach of Cardiff RFC.^[4] In 2011/12 season Codling was unveiled as forwards coach for newly promoted RFU Championship team London Scottish.

On 16 November 2012, Codling signed a 2-year deal to become the head coach of Rotherham Titans, unlike with previous roles, Codling resigned from his position as a teacher to fully focus on his career as a rugby coach.

References

External links

• Newcastle Falcons profile