![]() The beauty of it was that they did attack well, and scored 70 tries in the previous season, and attack is something that usually takes some time to build. “Obviously first up I had to do some analysis on what went wrong in the previous season. Both teams are in the top eight after four games, and while Glasgow are in pole position and seven places ahead of their 1872 Cup derby rivals, there are only three points separating the teams as the competition goes into a weekend that will see Everitt pitted against his old friend and rival, Bulls coach Jake White. Scotland now have both their two Vodacom United Rugby Championship teams being coached by South Africans in the form of Franco Smith (Glasgow Warriors) and Everitt. I have been made to feel most welcome and I really enjoy Edinburgh as a city.”Įveritt’s move has so far worked out not only well for him, but also for Edinburgh, and by extension, Scotland. And what we know in South Africa about Scottish hospitality is true. I have been here for 10 weeks now and I am getting used to the weather. “So coming to Edinburgh entailed something completely different, an introduction to new systems and a new culture, a new way of looking at rugby. It was a very daunting prospect for me, as I had spent 15 years at the Sharks and six months at the Bulls, and in both places I was in very familiar territory. ![]() ![]() I was on a break when the call came, it was on a Sunday night and by Tuesday night I had signed for Edinburgh and was committed to the move. “I had signed a long term contract, but there was a clause that allowed me to move if I got an offer to fill a senior position at another club,” says Everitt. He was pleased for the opportunity to continue working in the sport he loves, and felt indebted to the Bulls, but moving to Edinburgh in a head coaching position wasn’t an opportunity that could be turned down. The 53-year-old took up a position at the Bulls after he left the Hollywoodbets Sharks, where he was head coach, late last year. ![]()
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