CANVEY Island have announced changes to their coaching set-up.

Alex Breading has been named as head coach with Perry Sansom moving up to director of rugby.

And Sansom believes the alterations will be hugely beneficial to the club.

“Alex being head coach is excellent for the club as he really has the right mindset to drive us forward,” said Sansom.

“We’ve seen that with the rapid growth of the youth section, which has gone from seven kids to 114.

“He has developed a great relationship with the local schools and he also believes in what I am doing with the senior rugby. The players really respect him as an ex-first team captain and Alex and I really see eye to eye too.”

Canvey host Clacton in Essex Three on Saturday.