CHINNOR RFC Thame is pleased to announce the appointment of Nick Easter as Director of Rugby.

The 44-year-old will begin the role next week and joins our Club with a wealth of playing and coaching experience at the highest level.

Easter - who played at three World Cups for England - was most recently defence and forwards coach at Worcester Warriors.

The former No 8 made 281 appearances for Harlequins during his playing career and represented his country 54 times.

After hanging up his boots, Easter spent two years as Harlequins' defence coach, before joining Natal Sharks in South Africa as forwards and attack coach, helping them win the Currie Cup in 2018. Nick returned to England in 2020, becoming the defence and breakdown coach at Newcastle Falcons before moving on to Worcester.

Easter said of his appointment: "I am looking forward to this opportunity and I am delighted to become the Club's new Director of Rugby. Chinnor is a fantastic community club and the aim is to build on what has been acheived here in recent years."

Chinnor RFC Thame First XV Head Coach, Craig Hampson, added: "We told the boys at training last night and there was a brilliant reaction. It’s a great signing for the Club to bring in someone with his experience as both a player and a coach. Myself, the rest of the coaching team, and the players are really looking forward to working with him.”