Proteas appoint Gwavu as fielding guru

He was also part of the coaching staff, under Nkwe, that won the inaugural (and now defunct) Mzansi Super League with the Jozi Stars. Last summer he was part of the coaching staff of the Jozi SuperKings in the SA 20, working under Stephen Fleming, and in the past two seasons he has overseen the Lions’ success in the CSA One-Day Cup. 

His move to the Proteas means the Lions have to look for a new coach again, with their last coaches having both been appointed at CSA — Nkwe, first as Proteas head coach in 2019 and then later, after a stint as Mark Boucher’s assistant, to his current role as Director of Cricket — and now Gwavu. 

The Lions have been reviewing their coaching structure, doing so with the awareness they might lose Gwavu.

The union’s CEO  Jono Leaf-Wright said they had started “scenario planning,” with one option to make an appointment from within the current structure.