Profile Overview

COACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been coaching since I was 18 years old.

In 2014 I started coaching the TUKS YOUTHRUGBY u/11 side and stayed with them for 2 years until 2016 when they were u/13. In 2016 I coached a primary school team u/11 side and came 2nd in the league. I was also part of Eldoraigne High School’s 1st IV when we won the Virseker Beker in the Shield Division. I was privileged enough to go on tour with the u/14 and u/16 Eldoraigne teams and compete in the Paarl festival. 2018 I was chosen to coach and manage the junior Blue Bulls IPT squads. We were placed 2nd at the Interprovincial Tournament in Durban.

In 2019 I moved over to the Sharks Union where I was involved with coaching the 1st Team Sevens side at Kearsney College and we were placed 2nd after various tournaments. That same year I coached the u/15 side at Kearsney College. I got involved with Hillcrest Villagers Rugby Club where I assisted in coaching the 1st IV men’s team and became the Club’s Captain. We competed in the Murray Cup and the 1st Division league. Then, I moved to Dubai. After returning from Dubai I joined the Knights Rugby Club and assisted with the 1st XV playing in the President’s Cup in South Africa and we reached play-offs.

I am currently still involved with the Harlequins Senior and Junior systems. Managing and Coaching teams as well as helping the management with the day-to-day running of the club.

MANAGING CAREER

In 2017 I was elected  Vice Chairman and Head of High School Coaches at Tuks High-Performance Youth Rugby. During this time the number of boys playing club rugby expanded and grew exponentially, so much so that TUKS had more than 30 provincial representatives in the various youth teams at the Blue Bulls Rugby Union. In 2019 I was tasked with managing Kearsney’s Provincial Sevens players and in 2020 one of the boys made the Schoolboy Springbok Sevens side

In 2018 and 2023 I was chosen to manage the Junior Blue Bulls IPT Teams very successfully, gaining sponsors, generating funding and income for the teams organizing transport, and managing players and training sessions as part of my daily routine schedule.

CURRENT INVOLVEMENT

Currently, I am coaching the Harlequins u/20 1st team (Cobras).

I also coached the TUKS Women’s Varsity Cup team as a back-line coach.

I am also employed as a skills coach by UXI Rugby Institute Harlequins.

I also Coached the IPT u/18 Squad in September 2024. 

I am also a Sports management lecturer for HFPA.

At the moment, I am coaching the Harlequins u/20 1st team Cobras.

Coaching Qualifications

• WORLD RUGBY 15-A-SIDE AND 7-A-SIDE RUGBY COACHING.
• WORLD RUGBY 15-A-SIDE RUGBY COACHING LEVEL 2.
• WORLD RUGBY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACHING LEVEL 1.
• LEVEL 1 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SEMINAR BY ASHLEY JONES SEVENS SYMPOSIUM BY THE BLUE BULLS RUGBY UNION.
• THE INVESTEC RUGBY ACADEMY ADVANCED COACHING COURSE.
• ADVANCED SEVENS COACHING COURSE BY THE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY INSTITUTE.
• SPORT MANAGEMENT WORLDWIDE’S RUGBY BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COURSE.

Coaching Experience

• 2024 - Harlequins Rugby Club

  U/20 Harlequins A (Cobras) team and UXI International Harlequins Institute Skills and Back-line Coach,

• 2024 - University of Pretoria Rugby Club

  Women’s Tuks Varsity Cup Team

• 2024 - Blue Bulls Rugby Union

  U/18 Blue Bulls IPT Team