Former Flying Fijians Prop and former Fiji Water Flying Fijians Forwards Coach Graham Dewes will join the Gallagher Chiefs Coaching Panel as their forwards Coach in the 2025 season for the Super Rugby Pacific Competition.
Dewes previously represented Chiefs Country provinces Counties Manukau and Thames Valley and played 28 games for Fiji and was part of one of their most successful squads that made it to the 2007 Rugby World Cup Quarter Finals.
The Chiefs says as a coach, he was able to repeat the feat at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, where Fiji made the Quarter Finals for the third time ever and he has been a specialist forwards and scrum coach for the Blues A, Blues U20s, and the Northland Taniwha since 2020.
Chiefs CEO Simon Graafhuis says they are glad to have coaches of Graham and Jono’s caliber as part of the team.
He says he has jumped the ranks a bit by going from NPC to international coaching but having the experience he’s gained with us for the coming season will be a real asset.
Dewes says he is thankful to join the Chiefs rugby family as scrum coach for 2025 and he is excited to work alongside world-class players, coaching staff, and management.
He says he is glad for the challenges ahead and eager to build on the strong foundation already set in place.
[Source: Super Rugby]
