A range of Wales’ backroom team have been appointed to Lions role and Pivac believes it is a great opportunity for them and for Wales.
“I would like to fully congratulate all those from our management team who have been appointed to Lions roles this summer.
“It is a great honour and opportunity for them personally, but I also see it as an opportunity for Wales and our national squad.
“It provides those going with new experiences, new challenges and they will come back into the Wales set-up with even more knowledge and experience and that is a good thing for us.
“It also allows a number of our management to step-up internally into roles and allows us to bring in additional staff from across the WRU pathway to add to the environment and to add to their experience, which is beneficial all round.”
Heads of departments Paul Stridgeon (Physical Performance), Prav Mathema (Medical), Rhodri Bown (Analysis) and Luke Broadley (Communications), who have all previously toured with the Lions, will again be part of the 2021 backroom team.
Huw Bennett (S&C), Dr Geoff Davies (Doctor), John Miles (Physiotherapist), Hanlie Fouche (Soft Tissue Therapist), Marc Kinnaird (Analyst) and Andre Moore (Chef) have all been appointed and will tour with the squad to South Africa.
The Wales squad will link up next month to prepare for their three summer tests against Canada and Argentina in what is an important campaign with Rugby World Cup 2023 in mind.
“We are looking forward to this summer, the opportunity it presents,” said Pivac.
“We have always earmarked this summer as an important development opportunity for us.
“It is an opportunity to bring players into this environment, look at them closely and expose them to test match rugby. It is also an opportunity for current internationals to step-up into further leadership roles, so on both counts it is an important camp for us looking ahead to RWC 2023.”
