Former Wales coach Kevin Bowring has died at the age of 70.
Bowring became Wales' first full-time professional coach when he took over in late 1995.In September 2001 English rugby's governing body the Rugby Football Union appointed Bowring as its head of elite coach development.
Bowring spent nine years with London Welsh where he appeared in 268 games, captaining the club for three seasons and representing the Barbarians on three occasions.His first taste of coaching had come as a 20-year-old when he worked with the Briton Ferry RFC youth squad. After initially being caretaker coach as Wales beat Fiji in November 1995, Bowring took permanent control and was in charge for 28 more games.
Bowring was seen as seen as one of the great thinkers of the early professional game and he wanted his national side to play in the traditional expansive way associated with Welsh rugby.
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