SOUTH Coast's Ruan Sims, Adam Bezzina and Daniel Lacey headline a strong list of coaching appointments for the NSWRL's pathways teams for the 2020 season.
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Recently retired NSW captain Sims (Gerringong) will be the assistant coach for the NSW Women's City team, while Albion Park-Oak Flats' Bezzina will lead NSW Country assault on the 2020 women's City vs Country clash.
Finally, Illawarra Steelers coach Lacey - who is also in charge of the St George Illawarra Women's NRL team - will assist Steve Kelly's City side for the women's City vs Country clash, as well as taking the reigns once again for the NSW under 18s women's State of Origin side.
Other notable coaches named by NSWRL were the former State of Origin stars Brett Kimmorley and Trent Hodkinson.
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Kimmorley, a former premiership-winning halfback who has coaching experience at Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Canberra Raiders and Wests Tigers, will take charge of the NSW under 18s team which lost to Queensland last year for the first time since 2015.
Hodkinson, who scored the match-winning try for NSW in Game Two of the 2014 series to help end Queensland's winning streak, will act as a mentor for the under 16 Harold Matthews team and NSW under 16 team to face Pasifika.
"The NSWRL pathways teams are extremely important as they provide the next generation of stars for the NSW Blues and NSW Women's Origin teams," NSWRL chief executive David Trodden said in a statement.
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"We have enjoyed success in these arenas for the past few years and that's a result of the time and resources the NSWRL invests into these programs.
"I'm excited by the appointments we've announced and I'm confident our success will continue in 2020."
Andrew Patmore has retained his role as coach of the NSW Women's Origin team, headlined by South Coast's Kezie Apps and Millie Boyle, after guiding the team to a win in his first season as coach in 2019.
Former Blue Mark O'Meley has also retained his role as coach of the NSW under 20 Origin team after he steered them to an impressive win over Queensland last year.