The former Australian rugby league star joined Bath Rugby as defence and skills coach in 2006, after working as head coach of Castleford Tigers. He went on to link-up with former Wales captain Dai Young at Wasps, where he helped the Coventry side reach this year’s European Champions Cup semi-finals.
Regarded as one of the leading defence specialists in the northern hemisphere club game, Sydney born Davis has gathered a wide range of experience in both the league and union codes over a period of more than 20 years.
Davis said: “This is a fascinating challenge for me, one that I can’t wait to get started on. Speaking at length to Steve Tandy, I couldn’t help but get excited about the direction in which the Ospreys are heading and where they want to go. His passion is infectious and the vision is clear.
“There’s a core of world class players at the Ospreys and some incredible young talent starting to make a mark, and I couldn’t resist the challenge of working with them and helping them develop.
“The first challenge will be to look at the needs of the players ready for pre-season, to work collectively with the coaches and players to identify what we want to be and what our key principles will be. Once we’ve done that, we can then put in some firm foundations that should allow us to really achieve what we want as a team, in all facets of our game.”
