Profile Overview

I am not just any Belgian rugby coach! With over 15 years of experience in coaching at various levels and as a director of rugby, I have a wealth of knowledge and expertise that would be invaluable to your club. Additionally I have been a training teachers as a lecturer and co-ordinator at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences for almost 7 years. I have a Master’s in Education (magna cum laude) as well as a Bachelor’s degree in teaching. Additionally I am working on my Level 3 coaching degree, I hold a director of rugby degree and have a Level 3 referee degree. These qualifications and my years of practical experience have provided me with a deep understanding of the game and the skills needed to coach and develop players and coaches to their full potential.

As a Director of Rugby, I have successfully managed the development of a club that started with 15 schoolboys to a club with 350 players, aged from under 6 years old to above 60. I have guided the club from the lowest division in Belgium to the highest in only 15 years. Now we have teams at both the grassroots and elite levels. I built a durable development program that can deliver long-term success. The model is focussed on supporting players and coaches in their personal ambitions by providing them with meaningful tools and programs

Coaching Qualifications

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3 (2023)

Coaching Experience

• 2002 - Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde

  Successively: U15s, U18s, Seniors - Head Coach and Forwards coach - Highest level: Seniors: Belgian first division - Planning the season at macro-, meso-, micro-level - Designing and delivering sessions - Managing and co-ordinating players, coaches, managers, medical staff - Communicating with the board

• 2007 - Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde

  Board member - Recruiting and managing coaching staff for 12 teams - Developing and implementing a player and coach development plan - Representing the club at national level - Creating and implementing a highly competitive and inclusive policy - Creating and implementing a community outreach program

• 2012 - Gent Rugby

  Head coach Ladies - D2 vice-champions

• 2012 - Flemish Regional Selection

  Head coach

• 2002 - Various clubs and national teams

  - Nr. 8, second row, looshead prop - Rhinos Rugby Oudenaarde (Belgium) o Champions in third division and second division - Bromsgrove RFC (United Kingdom) o Champions National 3 o Midlands cup winners - Dendermonde Rugby Club (Belgium) o Champions in First division o Cup winners - Belgian National team o U17, U19, U21, U23, Seniors B, First XV o European champions