Free Jacks and Ryan Martin to part ways

New England Free Jacks Head Coach Ryan Martin will part ways with the club at the end of the season to take up an attacking coaching role in Australia with the Melbourne Rebels. 

It has been a short stay for Martin who joined the Free Jacks in July on a three-year deal. 

A New Zealander by birth, Martin is no stranger to the Rebels for whom he worked as a skills coach in 2020. He has also been a part of the Otago set-up in the Mitre 10 Cup and served as Head Coach of the Asia Pacific Dragons in Global Rapid Rugby.