Robert Charles Appleyard (born 9 December 1972)Ron Appleyard international rugby profile Scrum.com is a former Wales international rugby union player. A flanker, he played club rugby for Swansea RFC Sale Sharks and Cardiff RFC. He was assistant coach to the Wales national under-20 rugby union team for the 2008 and 2010 Junior Rugby World Cup.He coached at the Ospreys, Scarlets and Dragons. Rob Appleyard rugby profile WRU.com He is currently a director/agent at Win sports management.
In June 2011 he was appointed full-time defence coach to Newport Gwent DragonsApplleyard to coach Newport Gwent Dragons He started his coaching career as defence coach at the Ospreys before moving west as a skills coach at the Scarlets.
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