Former England international forward Luke Narraway and former Edinburgh captain Simon Cross have been appointed to the Dragons coaching team on a permanent basis, after successfully working with the region on a consultancy basis this season.
The appointment of Defence Coach Cross follows his time as a consultant with the region, which he combined with a role as head of rugby at Royal Grammar School Worcester, a post he has now left.
Forwards Coach Narraway, who headed up the Dragons coaching set-up for the Celtic Cup campaign, has also joined Dean Ryan’s first team backroom staff full-time.
"Both Simon and Luke are talented coaches who made big impressions when they worked with the squad this season," said the Director of Dragons Rugby Dean Ryan.
"They've now joined us on a full-time basis as we continue to invest in our coaching environment to get the very best out of our playing squad."
The appointments are latest additions to the coaching staff following confirmation that Mefin Davies will link-up with the region next season and the appointment of Dan Baugh to a Strength & Conditioning role.
Narraway joins Dragons after having previously guiding Coventry to the National League One title as a player-coach before a move to Bordeaux-Begles. Luke won seven England caps during his playing career and represented Gloucester, Perpignan and London Irish.
