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Wallabies great Adam Ashley-Cooper moves into coaching career
By Alex McLeod
Former Wallabies great Adam Ashley-Cooper has called time on his 16-year professional playing career to move into a coaching role with the LA Giltinis.
The Venice Beach-based side confirmed on Saturday that Ashley-Cooper stayed onboard with the club in a coaching capacity after playing a key role in guiding the side to a Major League Rugby title in its first year of existence.
Confirmation of Ashley-Cooper's retirement brings the curtain down on a 16-year professional playing career that saw the 37-year-old play 121 tests and attend four World Cups for the Wallabies between 2005 and 2019.
A versatile utility back capable of covering the midfield, wing and fullback, Ashley-Cooper scored 39 tries for the Wallabies and played club rugby across Australia, France, Japan and the United States.
Throughout his club career, he won a Super Rugby title with the Waratahs in 2014, a Top League crown with the Kobelco Steelers in 2019 and a MLR championship with the Giltinis last month.
Ashley-Cooper will now bring that experience into his new role as a senior assistant coach for the Giltinis after he was approached by new Giltinis head coach and former Brumbies, Waratahs and Wallabies teammate Stephen Hoiles for the job.
In a statement on the club's website, Ashley-Cooper said he was excited about moving into an off-field role, where he will work alongside backs coach Orene Ai'i in focusing on the team's attacking play.
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Was excited for an Italy piece, but it was more an English one. Like your effort in turning it into one though so here goes "it might be a 95% named team but are they gonna have 95% (more like 70) commitment need to get this one in the bag? I'm not so sure. Slipping below 80 has been this teams achilles heel", hows that, ABs in a tight one.
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