Worcester Warriors have named former Leicester Tigers defence coach Matt Everard as their new head coach. Warriors are set to return to professional rugby union next season, two-and-a-half years after going into administration. The 34-year-old former Leicester and Wasps back-rower began coaching with Wasps after retirement in 2017. He returned to Welford Road initially as a senior academy coach for the 2022-23 season before moving into the role of defence coach in December 2022. He was stood down from that post in February. Worcester were suspended from all competitions in September 2022 over funding issues and put into administration. But they passed an RFU-led tender process to enter an expanded Championship next season, subject to the club paying back its creditors. Everard said the decision to take the job was a "no brainer". "What we're doing is one of a kind really, building from scratch with a clean slate," he told BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester. Everard said the club would put together a squad of 30-40 players involving a "good blend" of big-game experience and "familiar faces" with youthful energy, adding that he had been "inundated" with players and agents reaching out. Announcements on player signings should begin "this week", he said.