Jay Tregonning (born 13 February 1978) is an Australian

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coach. He is currently the Head Coach of the Australian women's national rugby union team.

Coaching career

Tregonning was the Wallaroos assistant coach at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in

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. He has served as an Assistant Coach in the Australian Schools and the Under 18's program. He was part of the coaching staff of the Australian Schoolboys team that beat the

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and broke a seven-year losing streak in 2019. Tregonning was appointed as the Wallaroos Head Coach in September 2021 following the resignation of Dwayne Nestor. He coached the Wallaroos at the

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where they reached the quarter-final. Tregonning was re-signed as the Wallaroos head coach for the 2023 season.

References

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