Introducing our New Assistant Coach: Scott Wisemantel

Check out the Eels' Official Channel for more details

From the Eels' channel: "In the first of the club's four interviews with new members of Jason Ryles' coaching staff, Scott Wisemantel sits down to introduce himself to the Blue & Gold Army. A Parramatta boy and former Eels junior, "Wisey" returns to the club with a rich coaching background having coached at Four Rugby World Cups. He returns to his rugby league roots as an Assistant Coach at the Eels, with a focus on attack."

 

 

From wikipedia

Scott Wisemantel (born 1970), is an Australian former dual code rugby player and current coach, who played rugby union for Eastwood Rugby Club and rugby league for the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career

Career coach

  • 1999–2000 : Japan Toyota Verblitz (backs coach)
  • 2001–2002 : Australia NSW Waratahs (skills)
  • 2002–2003 : France AS Montferrand (backs coach)
  • 2004–2005 : Australia Under 19 National Team (head coach)
  • 2004–2007 : Australia (skills)
  • 2009–2010 : Australia NSW Waratahs (backs coach)
  • 2011 : Manu Samoa Specialist Coach World Cup
  • 2012–2013 : Japan National Team (backs coach)
  • November 2013 : Japan National Team (interim head coach)
  • 2014–2015 : France Lyon OU (backs coach)
  • 2015 : Japan (working with Eddie Jones at the World Cup[2])
  • 2015 – 2018 : France Montpellier Hérault Rugby (assistant coach and backs coach, alongside club manager Jake White and forwards coach Shaun Sowerby)
  • 2016 : Australia XV (head coach v French Barbarians)
  • 2018 - 19: England Rugby (attack consultant on the South Africa tour, subsequently extended.[2]) World Cup (England RU's)
  • 2020–2023 : Australia (attack consultant)[3]

When Wisemantel was coaching the Waratahs, he introduced the idea of his back three all working as full backs.[1]

Coaching Honors

World Cups (four)

  • Including - 2003 (RU Australia), 2015 (England), 2019 (RU England)

References

  1. Jump up to:a b Lowe, Alex. "Q&A: The lowdown on England's new attack coach Scott Wisemantel"ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. Jump up to:a b "Mitchell and Wisemantel appointed by England"www.englandrugby.com. RFU. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Scott Wisemantel resigns as Wallabies assistant coach"wallabies.rugby. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

 

 

 

Comment

Scott Wisemantel is highly-respected and highly-experienced player and coach with a broad-range of coaching experience from World Cups, high pressure RU to working with the Sharks and the Storm's dummy half ruck. On a TCT podcast, John Muggleton recently spoke highly about the skills Scott would bring. Plenty of former players who know Scott, I hear, rate this guy, his character and believe he'll make a difference.  I certainly hope so.

 

 

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  • The appointment of Scott is a nice positive step for us and something a little different from the usually very insular world of rugby league. Ryles himself has that experience in a different code and I think Scott only adds to that with his experience of elite sport in a different code.

  • Yes, also from memory I think he scored 2 tries in our U21s GF in 91 or around there somewhere.  Playing centre if i recall correctly.

     

  • No mention of chasing the collision....pleasant change from the attack coach. 

    • Pleasant change alright. I shake my head to think if that bald headed prick was still in charge no way we have the signings that we have. He would of extended reg and gutho 3 more years same money

      • We'd have Lomax , and he did pursue JAC but he wasn't attainable until he got sacked and was desperate for a club.  But I do agree, we'd be stuck with Gutherson. It was one of my main gripes with Arthur. To chummy with guys that were on too much money. 

  • Good Oakhill College, Castle Hill boy. But then so was Papenhuyzen and look how that turned out.

  • Im a realist but am hopeful, a journeyman Rugby backs coach (Have the Wallabys actually won a thing ?) and Nathan Brown on Attack coaching duties ...hmmm jury well and truly out ....

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