Yorkshire Carnegie have appointed former Sale boss Bryan Redpath as their new head coach.

Redpath, a former Scotland international scrum-half, left Sale on Thursday and joins Yorkshire on a two-year deal.

Executive president of the club Sir Ian McGeechan had taken temporary charge after previous head coach Tommy McGee left last week.

"We are delighted to have secured a coach of the calibre of Bryan for Yorkshire Carnegie," McGeechan said. "He is someone I have known well for many years and I can see that the same drive and passion he had as a player has been carried through into his coaching career.

"Having coached at the highest level with Gloucester and Sale, he was the ideal candidate to help us achieve our goal next season of a top two finish and our long term goal of returning to the Premiership."

Redpath added: "I am excited about the massive opportunity and challenge we have here at Yorkshire Carnegie. The Championship is a hard division to get out of but this group of players has tremendous potential and the ability to ultimately get us back into the Premiership."

Redpath's first game in charge will be away at Plymouth Albion next Saturday.