The Western Force are excited to announce the appointment of the experienced Brad Harris as the Club\u2019s new defence coach ahead of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.<\/p>\n
Harris brings a wealth of experience to the Force set-up from previous roles in both international and club rugby, including working as Fiji\u2019s forwards coach during their run to the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. He also spent three years as Georgia\u2019s assistant coach \u2013 forwards from 2016 to 2018.<\/p>\n
Harris also boasts Super Rugby coaching experience from stints with the Melbourne Rebels (assistant coach – defence, 2024) and Fijian Drua (assistant coach \u2013 defence, 2022-2023) whom both reached finals across the three seasons he worked at the two clubs.<\/p>\n
Register your interest in a 2026 Western Force Membership<\/a><\/p>\n Follow the new Western Force Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n He\u2019s also previously worked with Australia XV last year and led University of Canberra Vikings to the 2015 National Rugby Championship grand final as head coach. More recently, Harris worked at the 2025 Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup as Manusina Samoa\u2019s technical advisor.<\/p>\n Force head coach Simon Cron said: \u201cBrad has a real passion for defence. He backs that passion up with a strong technical knowledge.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has positive existing relationships with our playing group. There\u2019s a number of players within our environment that he\u2019s coached and worked with before which is important. All of those players have given glowing endorsements of him.<\/p>\n \u201cBrad also brings a lot of experience which allows us to share the load within the coaching team.<\/p>\n \u201cWholistically, his philosophy is aligned with what we\u2019re looking to do with the team. I think he\u2019ll pick up where the team is and continue to drive high standards and expectations of the players.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris said he was thrilled to join the Force to coach alongside Cron and his staff, and work in Super Rugby again.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to join the Force,\u201d Harris said. \u201cFirst and foremost, Perth is a wonderful city and a great place to live.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been exciting talking to Simon Cron and Chris Goodman about what they\u2019re building at the Force. I\u2019m also excited about where this squad can go having observed the improvements in the program over the last few years and edging closer to finals.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve coached three Super Rugby campaigns with two clubs and reached the finals twice, so I\u2019m looking forward to building on that experience here and helping this group take\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0step.\u201d<\/p>\n Harris will arrive in Perth in a fortnight’s time ahead of the Club’s pre-season for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season commencing in November.<\/p>\n Register your interest in a 2026 Western Force Membership<\/a><\/p>\n