A World Cup-winning Springbok and one of South Africa’s most experienced tacticians is reportedly the front runner for a post at a European Vodacom URC side.
According to a report on WalesOnline, Scarlets are expected to appoint former Bok lock Albert van den Berg as the Wales club’s new forwards coach.
It is believed that he is likely to replace former All Blacks prop Ben Franks, who is set to return to New Zealand at the end of the season.
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The 49-year-old Van den Berg looks to have moved swiftly to secure a new job after rejecting a contract extension with the Lions – it was announced on Wednesday that he would be leaving the SA team to further his coaching career elsewhere.
He earned 51 Test caps for the Boks and was part of Jake White’s 2007 World Cup-winning squad in France.
Van den Berg also represented Griquas, the Cats, Sharks, Canon Eagles and Barbarians before his retirement in 2013, and fulfilled assistant coaching roles at the Sharks, Griquas and in Japan before joining the Lions.
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