Windo joined Warriors from home-town club Gloucester

Worcester Warriors legend Tony Windo has signed a new three-year contract to remain the club's scrum and forwards coach until 2013.

Windo joined the Sixways coaching staff in 2008 after playing over 400 first team games for home-town club Gloucester and Worcester.

He told BBC Hereford and Worcester he was delighted to commit to the club.

"I thoroughly enjoyed my 10 years as a player, I remain determined to give something back to a club," he said.

"As a player my target was to get the club into the Guinness Premiership.

"Not only have we achieved that aim, we have become an established member of the English top flight.

Tony Windo represents everything that is good about Worcester Warriors Director of rugby Mike Ruddock

"My challenge as a coach is to now see the club reach the potential it richly deserves and to win some silverware and compete at the highest level and get into Europe."

The former prop has played a key role in the development of young front row forwards including Matt Mullan, now part of the England Saxons set-up, Callum Black, Jack Gilding and Jordan Page.

And director of rugby Mike Ruddock said Windo was a crucial part of developing the 'Worcester Way' at Sixways by promoting younger players from the academy.

"We also want to promote great servants to the club from playing positions to coaching positions," he said.

"Tony Windo represents everything that is good about Worcester Warriors.

"He's been a fantastic player for the club, very reliable and dependable, and now he is a first class coach."

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