Rice effectively replaces Andrews as the club's set-piece coach. He previously worked with the Republic of Ireland U21 setup.
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Andrews said: “We’re delighted to get Stephen on board.
“The process to appoint the set-piece coach was very thorough - we interviewed people of different nationalities, of different levels of experience, and in different roles.
“Stephen is someone that I’ve known a long time, we were on our Pro License together, and I was a big part of bringing him into the Irish set-up when I was assistant manager and he was with Palace. He had a particular focus on set-pieces in that role.
“He’s a detail-oriented coach, who is very passionate and has a phenomenal work ethic. I’m very pleased he is with us.”