Steve Tandy
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Steve Tandy born 16 January 1980 is a rugby union
player for the Ospreys in the Magners League.
Tandy's position of choice is as an openside flanker
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He has previously played for Neath RFC
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For the 2010–2011 season he will combine his playing role with the Ospreys with the Head Coach role at the Bridgend Ravens. Tandy led the Ravens to the Division 1 title, with an incredible 96 points (just one defeat and one draw shy of an unbeaten season.) He then guided them into the Principality Premiership with victory over Glamorgan Wanderers
38-19 at the Cardiff Arms Park
. He will continue to coach Bridgend Ravens for season 2011/12, but has retired from playing the game.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for the Ospreys in the Magners League.
Tandy's position of choice is as an openside flanker
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
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He has previously played for Neath RFC
Neath RFC
Neath Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. The club's home ground is The Gnoll, Neath. The first team is known as the Welsh All Blacks because of the team colours: black with only a white cross pattée as an emblem...
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For the 2010–2011 season he will combine his playing role with the Ospreys with the Head Coach role at the Bridgend Ravens. Tandy led the Ravens to the Division 1 title, with an incredible 96 points (just one defeat and one draw shy of an unbeaten season.) He then guided them into the Principality Premiership with victory over Glamorgan Wanderers
Glamorgan Wanderers
Glamorgan Wanderers are a Welsh rugby union club based in Ely, west Cardiff in Wales. The club is located just to the north of Western Cemetery. They currently play in the 1st Division East, having been relegated from the Principality premiership in the 2010-2011 season...
38-19 at the Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
. He will continue to coach Bridgend Ravens for season 2011/12, but has retired from playing the game.