Melbourne Rebels have confirmed John Muggleton and Matt Cockbain have joined the club's backroom staff.
Coaching roles for Muggleton and Cockbain
Melbourne Rebels have confirmed John Muggleton and Matt Cockbain have joined the club's backroom staff ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby campaign.
Muggleton, who won four Bledisloe Cups, two Tri-Nations titles and the 1999 World Cup while Australia's defence coach, arrives at the Rebels after completing his commitments with Georgia.
Muggleton, who has also worked with the USA and Llanelli Scarlets and made his name playing rugby league, has been appointed as senior assistant coach.
Joining Muggleton as assistant coach will be Cockbain, who has been promoted to the senior set-up from the Rebel Rising coaching department.
Cockbain, who won 63 caps for the Wallabies, had been specifically working with the Melbourne University Rugby Club and the Victorian State Team.
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Rebels head coach Damien Hill said: "John Muggleton is a highly regarded coach and is recognised worldwide for his expertise in the area of defence.
"This is one of several aspects of our game that we need to improve and we believe that John will be a tremendous asset to us.
"Matt Cockbain has already been involved with the team through the Rebel Rising program and more recently on our development tour of the UK and Ireland. His enthusiasm for the Rebels is well known and we are thrilled to have him step into this new role.
"I am very pleased with the coaching group we have and together we are looking forward to a big 2012 season."
