Scots bring in Dewsbury coach ahead of World Cup
Scotland have bolstered their backroom team for the end-of-season World Cup with the addition of Dewsbury head coach Lee Greenwood.
The 40-year-old former Halifax and London Broncos winger will join head coach Nathan Graham and assistant Scott Murrell in preparing the Scots for their opening World Cup match against Italy at Kingston Park, Newcastle, on Sunday, October 24.
Graham, a former Dewsbury player, recently returned to the Rams to work as Greenwood's parttime assistant.
"The men's squad preparations are coming along well," said Scotland Rugby League operations director Ollie Cruickshank.
"The management team has been finalised and Nathan Graham has added Lee Greenwood to the coaching staff.
"We are continuing our dialogue with the players and speaking to potential new ones. We have decided against a mid-season international due to the clash with the domestic calendar and the number of matches the players will be playing this season."
The domestic league in Scotland will resume after a 14-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic with a new face and the return of an old one.
Cruickshank said: "We were approached towards the end of 2020 by Forth Valley Vikings about startingupaclub,whichgaveus a fifth team in the National League.
"Aberdeen Warriors also got in touch about coming back in 2022, which we are fully supportive of, and we offered them a place in the Scottish Cup which they accepted.”