Gareth is Head of TJs Academy and has led the set up since its inception for the 2013-14 season, first as Head Coach and now as Head of Academy. He has been at TJs since 2004 first as a player and now as a coach. During his playing career he represented Tonbridge School, Cardiff University, Crowborough and TJs 1st XVs before joining the senior coaching staff in 2009.

Gareth came through the ranks as a coach at TJs starting with an U12 age group whilst still playing and completed five seasons in the Junior section with two different age groups during which he won multiple Kent titles before joining the TJs Academy staff upon its formation in 2013. Gareth began his senior coaching career by leading TJs 2nd XV to back to back Kent Invite 1 league titles before moving into the 1st XV set up where he has worked for over a decade filling various roles including skills coach, video analyst, backs and attack coach.

Gareth still works with the 1st XV but these days focuses most of his efforts on TJs Academy whilst supporting ex-Academy players transition to senior rugby via TJs Senior Academy and keeping an eye on the pipeline by running the midweek Junior coaching sessions for U12s and 13s on Tuesdays and U14s and 15s on Thursday evenings.

Gareth has been an integral part of TJs Academy since its inception winning three National Cups and over 20 Kent titles as a TJs coach including two Senior Kent Cups with the 1st XV. Outside of TJs Gareth is Director of Sport at Hilden Grange Preparatory School in Tonbridge.

Also plays for 1st XV, TJs Academy Colts A, TJs Academy Colts B, TJs Academy U18 Girls, TJs Academy U16 Boys, TJs Academy U16 Girls