Steve Tandy (born 16 January 1980) is a Welsh

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former player and coach. He played for Welsh region

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for the majority of his career and went on to become head coach of the region after his retirement. He is now defence coach at

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with a coaching role within the

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in 2021.

Playing career

Tandy played as an openside flanker for

Neath RFC Neath Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Castell-Nedd) is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the WRU Championship. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The team is known as the All Blacks because of the team colours: black with onl ...

and the

Coaching career

While still a player, Tandy took his first coaching role within the Ospreys age-grade teams, and as coach of the U16s he won the WRU Age Grade Championship. For the 2010–11 season, Tandy combined his playing role with the Ospreys with the head coach role at

Bridgend RFC Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...

. He led the Ravens to the Division 1 title, with an incredible 96 points (just one defeat and one draw shy of an unbeaten season.) He then guided them into the

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with victory over

Glamorgan Wanderers Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the WRU Admiral Championship. Glamorgan Wanderers began as the Old Monkton ...

38–19 at the

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. He continued to coach

Bridgend Ravens Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales. They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...

for season 2011/12, but retired from playing the game. In December 2019, it was announced Tandy would be joining Scottish Rugby as defence coach for the national side.

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