NAWIRA is delighted to announce the appointment of Scott Harland as its new Regional Development Officer. His role will primarily be to assist West Indies Unions with a broad range of development activities, and the planning and delivery of NAWIRA championships.


Scott has served Rugby for over twenty years in refereeing, coaching and administration. While he has refereed at the national level and coached at the international level, he is most proud of the work he has done to help develop women's and youth Rugby. He was accredited as an IRB Educator of Officials in 2006, and IRB Trainer in 2007. Scott has recently returned from the UK where he was Head Coach of the Canada Under 19 women's team tour.
His employment history includes several years coordinating sports and recreation programs, and working in Canada's disadvantaged communities. Since 2004 he has been Acting Executive Director of the Manitoba Sport Secretariat, a role that saw him assist with the development of government policy regarding sports development and event hosting. The position also gave Scott an opportunity to support, advise and monitor a wide range of sports organizations and event host committees.

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Scott's passion for Rugby continues to grow after all these years - he still plays on occasion and rarely misses the weekly touch game in the snow during Manitoba's long winters!
He is married to Charlene, also a Rugby player and coach, for 15 years. They have a 9-year-old son, Spencer, and a 7-year-old daughter, Danika. The Harland family will move to the Caribbean. His NAWIRA contract starts on April 15th, and he is looking forward to meeting everyone days later at the 2011 RWC NAWIRA qualifier in Grand Cayman.


Kind regards

Pearse Higgins
President

NAWIRA


Source: NAWIRA by email