New Queensland Reds coach Les KissCredit:Brendan Hertel
Backed with more than 25 years in professional coaching,including assistant stints with Ireland and the Springboks,the 58-year-old declared the Reds had the bones in place to become a premiership force once again.
However,while the proud Queenslander gushed at the club’s homegrown roots – with 90 per cent hailing from the state – he admitted recruitment moves domestically and abroad may occur in the near future.
“We’ve been through the roster,we’re looking at definitely a couple of positions that we know we have to resource. Hopefully,we’ve got some news out in the next few weeks,” Kiss said.
“We’re working away in a couple of key positions,in light of that I haven’t spoken to all of the players yet I wouldn’t like to be saying those positions at this stage.
“But we’ve definitely been trying to work on how we get in front of those things.
The Queensland Reds,captained by Tate McDermott,fell short in the Super Rugby quarter-finals this year.Credit:Joe Allison/Getty Images
“There are a couple of foreign spots that we can also look at as well,and we just want to make they help the group that are here already,but also fit the type of style that I might need.