Perthshire Lands New Women’s Head Coach

Perthshire Rugby are delighted to announce that we have appointed Iona Coutts as our new Women’s team head coach. As a player Iona started her rugby career as a student but made it all the way to international honours. After a break of 15 years, she joined Perthshire to start playing again and has contributed greatly to the club over the last few seasons. With a background in teaching and a good knowledge of the group already Iona is in the perfect place to hit the ground running and grow the team on the back of the success Perthshire had as the lead club in the Midlands Development Team last season.

Commenting on the news, Perthshire’s Head of Senior Rugby, Fin Hay, said “I’m absolutely delighted to be able to have Iona on board. The club are hugely passionate about growing our women’s section and getting someone of Iona’s experience and knowledge is going to help us really push on with our ambitions. I’d also like to thank Campbell Watson for the huge amount of time and effort he has put into the head coach role over the last few years. He’s given the team a fantastic platform from which Iona can build on and take the team forward.”

Upon her appointment Iona said “I am delighted to be part of the return of women’s rugby to the North Inch. I look forward to playing my part in helping the club be a place for women and girls to play competitive and social rugby. One of my priorities is to attract new players of all ages and levels of experience and to continue to be an inclusive and friendly club.”