Ross John Reynolds (born 27 September 1958 in

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) is a former Australian rugby union player, coach and businessman.

Biography

Educated at the

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, in whose rugby union team he played for four years, after the graduation in economy, Reynolds joined

Gordon RFC Gordon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based on the North Shore of Sydney. The club, known as the Gordon Highlanders, plays out of Chatswood Oval and competes in the New South Wales Rugby Union grade competition. Club information ...

, the club where he spent most of his amateur career, while he worked in the constructions sector. He debuted for the

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in 1984, in

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against

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and then, took part at the 1984 tour of Britain, where Australia won its Grand Slam. He ended his international career during the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...

, taking part only in the match against

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, in the pool stage. After retiring as player, Reynolds started his coaching career, after being assistant coach for Gordon RFC, he was appointed as coach for Australia Sevens, and then in 2001, he led University of Sydney team to its

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victory after 29 years; later moving to Europe, coaching the Orrell RFC, with which he won the Powergen Cup in 2003; in the following season, Reynolds coached Rotherham RFC, from which he resigned at the end of the season. Returning in Australia, he was first lineout coach, and then, assistant coach of the

; a year later, he was appointed by the

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from Canberra to fulfill the same role, which he held until the 2007 Super 14 season, before being replaced by

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. He founded and directs Reynolds Direct, a job searching company specialised in the constructions field.

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