Name: Rex Johnston

Position: National Coach

Employed since: National coach - 2009, Selector - 2006

Responsible for: Coaching of the Australian squad and teams competing in national and international competition.

Background:

Played over 300 games for Australia in an international career spanning 16 years

Pairs gold medallist at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada

Skipped the Australian four to silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia

Member of the five-man side that won the Leonard Trophy at the 2000 World Championships in Johannesburg

Coach of the Maltese men’s team at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games

New South Wales state selector since 2004 and manager of the men’s team, winning the Alley Shield in 2004, 2005, 2007

Australian selector 2006 - 2009

Australia selector for the 2007 Asia Pacific Championships team that won eight medals (four gold, two silver, two bronze) in Christchurch, New Zealand

Australia selector for the 2008 World Championships team that won seven medals (one gold, three silver, three bronze) in Christchurch, New Zealand

Australia selector for the 2009 Asia Pacific Championships team that won seven medals (two gold, two silver, three bronze) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia