Matt Sherratt

Matt Sherratt is an English professional rugby union coach. He is currently the head coach of Cardiff Rugby who play in the United Rugby Championship competition.^[1][2]

Matt Sherratt

Date of birth	1976
Place of birth	Gloucester
School	Crypt Grammar School , Gloucester
University	University of Gloucester
Rugby union career
Coaching career Years Team 2005–2006 England Rugby (Development coach) 2006–2011 Worcester Warriors (Academy coach) 2011–2016 Bristol Bears (Backs coach) 2016–2017 Cardiff Blues (Backs and Attack coach) 2017 Wales (Assistant coach) 2017–2019 Ospreys (Backs coach) 2019–2020 Ospreys (Interim Head coach) 2020 Worcester Warriors (Backs coach) 2023– Cardiff Rugby (Head coach) 2025 Wales (Interim Head coach) Correct as of 21 July 2025

He had previously been backs coach at the Ospreys^[3] and Cardiff Blues.^[4] During the 2019–20 Pro14 he took over from Allen Clarke as head coach of the Ospreys on an interim basis alongside Carl Hogg.^[5] Previously he had worked in England at Worcester Warriors and Bristol Bears, while he also worked for the Rugby Football Union.^[6][7]

Coaching career

Wales (2025)

Since February 2025, Matt Sherratt has served as the interim head coach of the Wales national rugby team^[8] following the departure of Warren Gatland.^[9] His first game in charge was against reigning Six Nations champions Ireland in the Round 3 of the 2025 tournament. Despite a commendable performance, including a 13–10 half time lead, they went on to lose 27–18. This extended Wales longest losing run to 15 consecutive games.^[10] After 18 consecutive losses, he lead Wales to a 31–22 victory over Japan in the final fixture of the summer tour.^[11] Following the match, he departed from the Wales interim position being succeeded by Steve Tandy.^[12]