McGeechan to give keynote address at Hertfordshire Coach Education Week  

Sir Ian McGeechan and Brendan Venter will be giving lectures during the Hertfordshire Coach Education Week and Conference, which is running at Hatfield's Hertfordshire Sports Village from February 13-21. 
 
There are over 3000 places available to coaches at 71 workshops in 21 different sports including rugby union and there have been registrations already from as far afield as Latvia and Switzerland. 
 
McGeechan was knighted in the New Year's Honours list to recognise a distinguished career in rugby including playing for and coaching the British & Irish Lions, most recently on last summer's tour to South Africa. He will make a keynote address for which the fee to attend is just £10 on the morning of Sunday February 21. 
 
Venter from South Africa has been player-coach of London Irish and is currently director of rugby at high-flying Guinness Premiership club Saracens. He will be speaking on "Core Values for Rugby" on the evening of Monday February 15. 
 
The event which is in its second year has been put together by the Herts Sports Partnership with whom the Rugby Football Union as the game's national governing body has been working closely in the county through coach development officer Tony Robinson and Herts RDO Peter Engledow. 
 
The RFU will be providing a wide range of rugby-related workshops during the week with a core of award and non-award courses and CPD modules on many aspects from defence in phase play to Tag rugby. 
 
For more information go to the website www.sportinherts.org.uk 
 
To confirm attendance or for more information contact: 
Rob Hardwick, Coaching Development Manager, Herts Sports Partnership 01707 281204 - email: r.d.hardwick@herts.ac.uk 
or 
Peter Engledow, RFU rugby development officer 07764 960407.