ANGUS Anderson has been appointed as head coach for the Mid-North Coast Axemen and their charge at the 2017 Country Championships.
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He knows it will be a challenge to move the Axemen from the championship cellar to the penthouse.
“I’m excited by the challenge, and certainly not deterred by it,” Anderson said.
“I’m thrilled to have the honour of coaching the zone.”
Anderson, a father of three and resident of Lake Cathie, addressed lower Mid North Coast rugby officials and players at the Nabiac Hotel recently.
He called for the support of a region which he felt for too long had been ignored in representative rugby.
Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour have long been regarded as the zone’s strongholds.
Ron McCarthy, coach of the lower Mid North Coast premiers, the Forster Tuncurry Dolphins, recently stood down from the position.
He and his wife, Jenny, plan to holiday in Italy for an extended period next year.
But the club has supported Anderson to the hilt.
“A breath of fresh air; we have needed Angus for ages,” Dolphins’ president, Damian Daczko said.
The 36-year-old Anderson, a product of Armidale University who represented Australian Universities as a lock and back rower, coached NSW Country’s under-18 team to a rare and dominant 46-10 defeat of the Sydney Under-18 representative side.
The 2017 NSW Country Championships will be played at Regional Stadium on April 29 and 30.
