The Rugby Coach's Corner Podcast

Episode 115: JP Nerbun, Ep. 115, The Culture System: A Proven Process For Creating An Extraordinary Team Culture

08 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

JP Nerbun is the author of The Culture System: A Proven Process For Creating An Extraordinary Team Culture. Basketball was his first love where he pla...

Episode 114: Kaila Colbin & Shane Fletcher, Ep. 114, Working for the Crusaders

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kaila Colbin is the founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation that supports leaders and change-makers to be more intentional, intelligent and courageou...

Episode 113: Neil Tunnah, Ep. 113, Optimising Individual and Team Performance

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Neil Tunnah is the owner of The Performance Chain, a company that specialises in optimising individual and team performance. From Scotland originally,...

Episode 112: Craig Wilson, Ep. 112, The Contact Coach & Yale Rugby

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Craig Wilson is the DoR at Yale University and also the creator of the YouTube channel titled The Contact Coach. From England originally he’s had co...

Episode 111: Ricky Dumigan, Ep. 111, Having Eddie Jones As Your Mentor

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ricky Dumigan is the Assistant Coach at the Red Hurricanes in Japan and has also had coaching roles with the Sunwolves, Kurita and Ricoh Black Rams. F...

Episode 110: Cody Royle, Ep. 110, Why Good Coaches Are Quitting??

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cody Royle is the former head coach of AFL Canada and now focuses on developing elite head coaches. He’s the author of 2 books, with his most recent...

Episode 109: Jason Gilmore, Ep. 109, Coaching Australia A, Junior Wallabies, and the Waratahs

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Gilmore is the head coach of Australia A and assistant coach at the Waratahs. From 2017 to 2020 Jason was coaching with the Australian U20 team ...

Episode 108: James Barkell, Ep. 108, The Practice Environment, The Coach Doctor, Coaching 7s, & Ted Lasso!

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Barkell is the owner of The Coach Doctor, a consultancy group working in all aspects of coaching, from program design, skill acquisition, S&...

Episode 107: Josh Macy, Ep. 107, Coaching Lindenwood University, rugby in Guatemala, and other lessons!

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Macy is the head coach of Division 1 Lindenwood University in the United States, currently ranked 2nd in the country. Having started playing the ...

Episode 106: Andrew Brownhill, Ep. 106, Academy Coaching in the Shute Shield

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Originally from the UK, Andrew Brownhill recently relocated to Australia where he now heads up the academy at Northern Suburbs RFC in Sydney. He’s h...

Episode 105: Alana Thomas, Ep. 105, Coaching the Melbourne Rebels Super W Team

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alana Thomas is the head coach of the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby women’s team and played for the Wallaroos over a 4 year period before moving into...

Episode 104: Andrew Lockwood, Ep. 104, Military Leadership, Rugby Vacancies, and The Rugby Outreach Project

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Lockwood is the founder of Rugby Vacancies and S&C Vacancies, and most recently Grey Wolf Consulting Group. He’s been a member of the Bri...

Episode 103: James Kent, Ep. 103, French Rugby Analyst & Stade Français Academy Coach

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Kent is the Technical Analyst at France Rugby as well as Academy Coach Stade Français. He also has roles with Monaco Rugby 7s and is the Direct...

Episode 102: Jess Bunyard, Ep. 102, Lessons from the Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jess Bunyard is the Editor at Women's Rugby Coaching Magazine and Head of Women's and Girls' Rugby at Huddersfield in the UK. She is a Level 2 RFU coa...

Episode 101: Sean Graham, Ep. 101, Coaching at Nudgee College, QLD, Australia

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Graham is the Director of Rugby at Nudgee College in Qld, Australia. He coaches there and has also had roles with Junior Gold Cup, Junior Reds, r...

Episode 100: Wayne Smith, Ep 100, Never Finish Learning

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wayne Smith is a Rugby World Cup winning coach, has won Super Rugby titles with the Crusaders and the Chiefs, is the current DoR at the Kobelco Steele...

Episode 99: Ian Baillie, Ep 99, Coaching McGill University

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ian Baillie is the head coach of McGill University’s men’s rugby team who compete in the RSEQ championship against teams from Quebec and Eastern O...

Episode 98: Ryan Schultz, Ep 98, Developing Leaders with the 5R Model

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Schultz is the 1st XV head coach at ACGS in Brisbane - better known as Churchie - who compete in the GPS competition. He’s coached extensively ...

Episode 97: Katie Hunter, Ep 97, Growing Rugby for Women and Girls

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Hunter resides in New Brunswick, Canada, and coaches her U19 NB Provincial team, as well as being the President of her home club, the Saint John...

Episode 96: John Manenti, Ep 96, Preparing for the Tokyo Olympics: Aussie Women's 7s

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Manenti is the head coach of the Aussie 7s women’s team and is currently preparing them for the Tokyo Olympics. Before this role, he was the Wa...

Episode 95: Mike Rogers, Ep 95, Coaching Philosophy, Women's Super Rugby NZ, and Online Coach Development

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Rogers coaches with the Chiefs Women’s Super Rugby and Waikato Women's Farah Palmer Cup teams. Formerly he’s had roles in the Mitre 10 Cup wi...

Episode 94: David Sharkey, Ep 94, Using Theming and Empathy in Coaching Rugby

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Sharkey is an Irishman who trained as an English teacher in London and has been working and coaching in the UK for the past 12 years. He current...

Episode 93: Lesley McKenzie, Ep 93, Coaching the Japanese Women's Team

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lesley McKenzie hails from Fort Nelson, British Columbia in Canada and is the women's head coach for the Japan Rugby Football Union. She represented C...

Episode 92: Chris Campbell, Ep 92, Coach Wellbeing, Performance, and National 2 UK

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Campbell is the Performance Sport Manager at Nottingham Trent University in the UK where he oversees 11 performance programs across various spor...

Episode 91: Curtis Bradford, Ep 91, Coaching Rugby in Europe

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Curtis Bradford has had roles formerly with NSW Rugby, Leicester Tigers and the Welsh Rugby Union. He currently heads up Rugby Austria’s 7s programm...

Episode 90: Tim Walsh, Ep 90, Coaching Aussie 7s and Winning Gold

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Walsh is the head coach of the Aussie men’s 7s team and the former head coach of the Aussie women’s 7s team. He coached the women’s team to ...

Steve Anderson, Ep 89, DoR at Rugby WA and Author of “A Coach's Journey"

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Anderson is the Director of Rugby for Rugby WA and recent author of a book titled “A Coach's Journey: Discussing essential aspects of professi...

Robin MacDowell, Ep 88, Coaching 7s in Canada and Mexico

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Robin MacDowell is Rugby Canada’s lead in talent identification for the women’s national team and is a former player for the Canadian 7s team. He ...

Phil Llewellyn, Ep 87, Coaching Defence and Experiences Abroad

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Phil Llewellyn is an experienced coach, manager, educator and administrator. He has worked in player development roles for both England and Ireland Ru...

Eddie Jones, Ep 86, Coaching England

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Eddie Jones is the head coach of England. He has also coached Australia, South Africa, Japan, and the Brumbies to success. In this episode, we discuss...

Pierre Villepreux, Ep 85, General Movement Method

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pierre Villepreux is a former Toulouse and French national player, receiving 34 caps for his country. He has had coaching roles with Toulouse, Italy, ...

Stuart Edwards, Ep 84, Coaching Attack for Scotland U18

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Edwards is based in Edinburgh and is the attack coach for Scotland U18. He is also Head of Rugby at Stewart’s Melville College who won the 20...

Joe Winpenny, Ep 83, Coaching at Oxford Brookes University RFC

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Winpenny is the Director of Rugby at Oxford Brookes University RFC, a Rugby Development Officer at Oxford University, and Scrum Coach at Oxford Ha...

Dr. Sommer Christie, Ep 82, Using Sport Psychology Skills to Thrive and Cope During a Global Pandemic

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sommer Christie is a mental performance consultant who works with Olympic and Paralympic athletes, coaches, professionals, surgeons and performers....

Geraint Davies, Ep 81, Context-based Practice Design and Completing a Level 4

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint Davies is a Head of PE and Games, based in the UK and recently completed his Level 4 Coaching Certificate. He is an RFU Senior Coach Developer...

Curtis Lauzon, Ep 80, Technical Director of Rugby New Brunswick

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Curtis Lauzon is the Technical Director at Rugby New Brunswick in Canada and moved from Ontario where he took up the role in 2017. He heads up the pro...

Kendrick Lynn, Ep 79, Coaching in France with LOU Rugby

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Born and raised on a dairy farm in New Zealand, Kendrick played his rugby with Southland, the Highlanders, Bay of Plenty, a short stint with the Chief...

Jim McKay, Ep 78, Coaching Attack with the Queensland Reds

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim McKay is the attack and assistant coach at the QLD reds. He was previously with the Reds from 2009-13, where they were successful in winning the S...

Dave Morrow, Ep 77, Military Leadership Lessons and Concussion Management Research

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Morrow is a retired Canadian Armed Forces infantry officer and did one operational tour in Afghanistan during 2010-2011. He is also a former high...

Beau Robinson, Ep 76, Lessons in Leadership from a Professional Playing Career

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beau Robinson is a former professional rugby player who started out his career in rugby league with the Bulldogs under 20s. He then went on to the War...

Jeremy Holt, Ep 75, Creating Great Teams Using Behavioural Science

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Holt is an occupational psychologist, leadership coach and facilitator from England who works with high performance teams in business, sport, a...

Stuart Lancaster, Ep 74, Coaching at Leinster

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Lancaster is a former school teacher and is now Senior Coach at Leinster in the Pro 14. From Yorkshire originally, he joined the RFU in 2007 wh...

Vicky Alexander, Ep 73, Growing the Game for Women and Girls

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Vicky Alexander is currently coaching with the Richmond Women’s coaching team in the Tyrrell’s Premier 15’s. She is also an RFU coach educator a...

Gary Gold, Ep 72, Coaching the USA Eagles

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gary Gold has extensive coaching experience, heading up teams such as the London Irish, Western Province, Bath, the Sharks, and the Worcester Warriors...

High School Rugby Cancelled in Nova Scotia, Canada - SPECIAL PODCAST RELEASE with Jack Hanratty of Rugby Nova Scotia

04 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Abrahams, Ep 71, England 7s, Harlequin's Academy, and Coaching 4 Potential

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Abrahams is from South Africa originally but has been based in England for the past decade. He coaches with the England Rugby 7s set-up, is the...

Dave Lyme, Ep 70, Building Grassroots Rugby in the US and Scrum Consultancy

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Lyme is from Australia originally and has been around rugby for most of his life. Having only starting coaching in 2014, he had immediate success...

Kris Stafford, Ep 69, Coaching in West Yorkshire and the UK Coaching Moment of the Year Award (2018)

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kris Stafford has been coaching rugby for 10 years and is the full time Rugby Development Officer at Leeds Beckett University, as well as head coach a...

Andy Friend, Ep 68, Coaching at Connacht

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Friend is head coach of Connacht Rugby in Ireland and has been coaching professionally for 24 years. Before Connacht, Andy had head coaching role...

Russell Earnshaw, Ep 67, The Magic Academy

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Russell Earnshaw, formerly of the RFU, is a returning guest of #TRCCP Rusty is the co-founder of The Magic Academy and is now working extensively in r...

Jonny McMurtry, Ep 66, The Needs of Adolescent Elite Rugby Players & Coaching the Coaches

23 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny McMurtry is originally from Northern Ireland and is now based permanently in Brisbane, Australia. He has been involved in numerous coaching role...

Charlie Morgan, Ep 65, The 2018 End of Year Tours

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie Morgan is a rugby reporter at Telegraph Media Group Limited in the UK and has been in that role for almost 2 years. Before that, he was a free...

Francois Ratier, Ep 64, Pierre Villepreux and Coaching Canadian National Teams

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Francois Ratier is the Technical Director for Rugby Quebec in Canada. Born and raised in France, he played in the French Championship for SC Angouleme...

Daniel Ritchie, Ep 63, Coaching at Brisbane State High School

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Ritchie is the Director of Rugby at Brisbane State High School in Queensland, Australia. He spent his playing days at Norths Rugby Club in Bris...

Chris Silverthorn, Ep 62, Coaching the Ontario Arrows and Ontario Blues

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Silverthorn is the head coach of the Ontario Blues in Canada and has held that position for 8 years. He is also the head coach for one of Major ...

Dan Cottrell, Ep 61, 25 Years of Coaching & Rugby Coach Weekly

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Cottrell is the Editor of Rugby Coach Weekly and comes with 25 years of coaching experience.Originally a teacher, he took on the Rugby Coach Weekl...

Nick Leah, Ep 60, Brumbies Academy and Ignite Rugby

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Leah was formerly in charge of the Brumbies Academy for a number of years and has held numerous development roles with the organisation since 201...

Dan van Zyl, Ep 59, Leinster Development and the Rugby Academy Ireland

06 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dan van Zyl played for the Springboks between 1997 and 2000, captaining the midweek side on various occasions. He also played both professional Rugby ...

Matthew Taylor, Ep 58, Coaching Defence for Scotland, Glasgow, and The Reds

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Taylor is the defence coach for Scotland. He is a 46 year old father of two, former flanker who played in Australia and Scotland with clubs su...

Richard Shuttleworth, Ep 57, Skill Acquisition & Dynamical Systems Theory

09 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Shuttleworth has over 20 years coach education and support experience in elite level sport, focusing on skill acquisition. He has worked at th...

Rameses Langston, Ep 56, How to Turn Around a Programme

19 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rameses Langston is based in Vancouver, Canada, and is the head coach of the University of British Columbia men’s rugby team. His home club is Capil...

Barry Maddocks, Ep 55, The Role of the Skills Coach

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Barry Maddocks is the Skills Coach at the Welsh Pro 14 club, the Dragons and I recently met him there on a professional development trip. Previously B...

Ross Munro Williams, Ep 54, Becoming an 'Enlightened' Coach and Coaching in South Africa

15 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ross Munro Williams is from South Africa and started coaching rugby at age 19. He has been involved with every age group, from U7s at school to adult ...

Will Precious, Ep 53, The Role of the Video Analyst

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Will Precious is the head video analyst at the Welsh Pro 14 team the Dragons who I met during a recent professional development trip. After completing...

Nate Osborne of NOLA Gold and David Williams of Glendale Raptors, Ep 52, MLR Series Part 2

21 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nate Osborne originally hails from Queanbeyan in Australia where he played a lot of his rugby in Canberra as part of the Brumby Runners. After moving ...

Mark Bennett MBE, Ep 51, Impacting Coach & Athlete Behaviours to Maximise Performance

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Bennett is a British Commando and has been involved in coach development since the early 90’s. His business, Performance Development Systems (P...

Curry Hitchborn/Tony Healy, Ep 50, MLR Series Part 1, Seattle Seawolves

17 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode will be the first of a series on coaches involved in the new Major League Rugby (MLR) competition starting up in the US for 2018. Curry H...

Dr Nick Winkelman, Ep 49, Attentional Focus and Cueing in Coaching Motor Skills

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Nick Winkelman has been the Head of Athletic Performance and Science at the IRFU since April, 2016. Before that he held various roles at EXOS in th...

Simon Thomas, Ep 48, BNZ Crusaders Performance Coach

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Thomas is the Head of Physical Performance at the BNZ Crusaders in Super Rugby and has been a full time S&C coach in rugby for ten years. He...

Will Webster, Ep 47, Coaching Kenya 7s

24 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Will Webster is the assistant coach for the Kenya men's 7s team on the HSBC world series and just finished his 1st year with the group. Will went to K...

David Wessels, Ep 46, Coaching the Western Force

01 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

David Wessels is the Head Coach of the Western Force, who finished 2nd in the Australian Conference of this year’s Super Rugby competition. He start...

Damian McGrath, Ep 45, Coaching Canada 7s

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Damian McGrath is the head coach of the Canadian Men’s 7s team, who finished 8th in the World Rugby standings for the 2016-17 season. Born in Yorksh...

Andy Evans, Ep 44, Coaching Lessons from New Zealand

23 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Evans is a strength and conditioning consultant based in British Columbia, Canada. He holds a Bachelor of Human Kinetics and is currently complet...

Russell Earnshaw, Ep 43, Coaching Developing Athletes and England U18

02 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Russell Earnshaw is an International Performance Coach. He is currently involved with the England U18 program and works for the RFU, providing support...

Nick Hill, Ep 42, TGfU and Coaching in Chile

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Hill is a former professional player of 9 years with Northampton Saints, Exeter Chiefs, Bedford Blues and Nuneaton, and also represented England ...

Paul Clarke, Ep 41, Athlete Monitoring, Preparing Your Substitutes, and Gaelic Football

28 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Clarke is the coach-in-chief with Match-Fit Ireland, a company that looks to integrate all performance elements into every coaching session in or...

Philippe Saint-André, Ep 40, Coaching France and the Tignes Rugby Academy

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Philippe Saint-André. Philippe is a former national player for France and earned 69 test caps between 1990 and 1997, mostly on the wing. After retiri...

Murray Kinsella, Ep 39, 6 Nations 2017: Trends in Attack and Defence

05 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Murray Kinsella is a sports journalist based in Ireland who writes extensively about the technical aspects of rugby. He works primarily with The42.ie,...

Daniel O'Brien, Ep 38, Amateur Player to Professional Coach

28 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel O’Brien hails from Australia originally and is just finishing up as the attack, defence and backs coach for the Coca Cola Red Sparks in Japan...

Bernard Jackman, Ep 37, Coaching in the French Top 14

14 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Bernard Jackman is the head coach at FC Grenoble in France and has been with the club in a variety of roles since 2012. During his time with the club,...

Stuart Lierich, Ep 36, Coaching Kicking and Catching

31 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Stuart Lierich is a specialist kicking coach from Australia and comes from an Aussie Rules background. After a semi-professional playing career, he be...

Scott Allen, Ep 35, Coaching the Lineout and the Wallaroos

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Allen is the assistant coach for the Wallaroos, the Australian Women’s Rugby team, and is currently in the midst of their 2017 WRWC campaign p...

Wade Gilbert, Ep 34, Coaching Better Every Season

20 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Wade Gilbert holds degrees in physical education, human kinetics, and education and has taught and studied coaching at the University of Ottawa (C...

Nathan Parnham, Ep 33, S&C, LTAD and the Age-Grade Rubgy Athlete

07 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Parnham is a Sydney-based S&C coach whose goal is to inspire others to achieve their personal best and aims to positively impact his athlet...

Pro Rugby Head Coach Series - Part 1, Ep 32, Ray Egan & Luke Gross

21 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ray is the PRO Rugby San Diego Head Coach and originally hails from Ireland where he developed his rugby at Cresent College School and Young Munsters ...

John Lavery, Ep 31, Coaching the Scrum to Age-Grade Athletes

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John Lavery is the Rugby Canada U19 forwards coach and has had numerous roles coaching both men and women. Whether it’s high school, university, sen...

John Alder, Ep 30, Coach Development and Team Culture

24 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

John Alder hails from Gloucester, UK and comes from a rugby family who passionately support the Cherry & Whites. John was a junior international p...

Kieran Crowley, Ep 29, Coaching in Italy

06 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Kieran Crowley was born and raised in Taranaki, New Zealand where he played 200 first class games for that province. He was an All Black between 1983-...

Dr Kelly Starrett, Ep 28, Incorporating Mobility into Rugby Training

23 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Starrett is the author of the New York Times bestseller Becoming a Supple Leopard, which has revolutionized how coaches, athletes, and everyday hu...

Natascha Wesch, Ep 27, Emotion Control For Coaches

07 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Natascha Wesch is Assistant Professor at Western University Faculty of Health Sciences and a Mental Performance Consultant in private practice. She wa...

Jake Schuster, Ep 26, How to Get Your Players to Run Fast

21 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Schuster is an American strength coach who is currently completing his PhD in New Zealand. He is looking at how to best train speed in 7's and wo...

Keir Wenham-Flatt, Ep 25, Pre-season S&C Programming - Part 2

03 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Keir about pre-season programming. He discusses in detail blocks 2, 3 and 4 and we explore some conce...

Keir Wenham-Flatt, Ep 24, Pre-season S&C Programming - Part 1

20 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is based on a consultation call that I did with Keir to programme the S&C needs of a representative side that I coached this year. It...

Jocelyn Barrieau, Ep 23, Coaching Girls 7's

02 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Jocelyn Barrieau is the head coach for Rugby Quebec's Women's 7's programmes. She’s a stalwart of rugby in that region and has assisted in the devel...

Graeme Moffat, Ep 22, Attack and Sources of Possession

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, where he played and worked for Currie RFC in Scottish Premier Division, Graeme moved to Canada in 2010 to be Dire...

Ben Darwin, Ep 21, Developing Predictive Models and Scrum Coaching

25 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Darwin played Super Rugby with the Brumbies and is a former Wallaby who received 28 caps before retiring after a neck injury. He's had coaching ro...

Michael Cheika, Ep 20, Coaching the Wallabies

10 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Cheika is the head coach of the Wallabies and became a coach after a successful playing career with Randwick, where he played over 300 games, ...

Joe Payton, Ep 19, Player Development and the Hawkes Bay Global Rugby Academy

22 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Payton is the Player Development Manager for the Hawkes Bay Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. Having been in the role for over 7 years, Joe is ...

Tyler Leggatt, Ep 18, Running a Private Academy

13 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Tyler is based in Toronto, Canada, and is head coach and director of the academy Upright Rugby. He played rugby for 15 years in Canada and Australia, ...

David Joyce, Ep 17, What is High Performance, Recovery and Return to Play

28 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

David Joyce is a sports physiotherapist as well as a certified strength coach. He has had roles lecturing on the Masters of S&C at Edith Cowan Uni...