Course Tutors

Course Facilitators

David Nucifora

Head Coach, Blues Super 12 team, 2006
Technical Advisor, Blues Super 12 team 2005
Australian Super 12 Coach of the Year 2002, 2003, 2004
Head Coach ACT Brumbies 2002–2004
Super 12 winners 2004, semi finalists 2003, finalists 2002

Nick Mallett

Director of Rugby at Western Province Rugby
Head Coach Stade Francais, France Champions 2003
Awarded "Freedom of City of Paris" 2004
Springboks Head Coach, 17 Consecutive wins (1997 - 2000)

Jim Telfer

Scotland National Team (Captain), 1964-1970
Two tours as a player for the British Lions - South Africa and New Zealand/Australia
Former Scotland Coach 1980-84, 1988-2004
Former British Lions Coach 1997 tour to South Africa, 1983 tour to New Zealand

Chris Boyd

Wellington Lions Coach 2003-2006 - 3 Finals
NZRU Resource Coach 2004-2006 U17/19
Wellington XV/ Wellington Academy Coach 2001-2006
Prime Ministers Coaching Scholarship ( UK ) 2004
Wellington B Head Coach 2001-2002
Wellington Development Team Coach 1999-2000
Tawa Rugby Club - Head Coach 1990-1999
Licensed IRB Trainer
18 years continuous Rugby Coaching experience
IRANZ staff coach and coaching course facilitator

John Boe

1981 All Black
140 First Class games for Waikato
Coach of Pacific Islanders Team, 2004
Coach of Waikato Seniors from 1994-1998, 2x winners of Ranfurly Shield
Coach of Manu Samoa since 2000, winners of Pacific Rim Tournament in 2000
Assistant Coach of the Highlanders, 2001 and New Zealand A, 1999
Masters Degree in Education
IRANZ Course Facilitator

Dave Rennie

IRANZ Head Coach, High Performance Players' Courses since 2003
Hurricanes Assistant Coach, 2002
Wellington Lions Head Coach, 2000-2002
Wellington Lions Assistant Coach, 1999
Wellington B Coach, 1996-1998
Played 59 games for Wellington as a midfield back between 1986 and 1991
Specialist coach on back attack and back defence

Arran Pene

IRANZ Facilitator and position specific loose forward specialist
IRANZ team forward coach
Former All Black 1992-1994
15 test matches
Otago NPC - 111 matches
NZ Maori 1993 - 1994

Liam Barry

All Black 1993-1995 10 Matches, 1 test
3rd generation All Black
Assistant Coach with the Auckland Blues 2006 - Current
Hawke's Bay NPC Technical Advisor 2005
North Harbour 1991-1996, 2001
Waikato Chiefs 1996
NEC/Kubota, Japan 1997-2003

Peter Thorburn

17 years Senior Club Rugby in Auckland
40 games for Auckland as a loose forward 1965-1970
North Harbour 7's Coach 1985-91
Forwards Coach at Bristol end of 2001-02 season
Head Coach/Director Rugby - Bristol Premier Team 2002-03
NZ 7's Coach 1988,1989,1990,1993
NZ Colts 1992,1993
NZ A 1992,1993
NZ Divisional Team 1992,1993
All Black Selector 1992, 1993(Laurie Mains and Earl Kirton)
All Black Selector 2000, 2001(Wayne Smith,Tony Gilbert)
NZ Commissioner of Super 12 1995-1999
IRANZ Course Facilitator

Wayne Shelford

Head Coach Rugby RFC England 2003-04
Head Coach Saracens England 2002-03
Head Coach North harbour 1st Team/2nd Team 1996-2001
Assistant Coach North Harbour 1st Team 1995
Player/Head Coach Rugby Roma, Italy 1993-95
Player/Assistant Coach Northampton, England 1990-1993
Player/Assistant Coach TOEC, France 1987-89
Played for the All Blacks 1985-1990
Played for NZ 7's 1985-87, NZ Maori 1981-90
Played for Auckland 1981-1984, North Harbour 1985-1991

Steve McHardy

National Rugby Development Officer (New Zealand Rugby Football Union), 1999 to 2001
New Zealand Rugby Football Union Massey Practicum Course Facilitator, 1993 to 2001
New Zealand Rugby Football Union Staff Coach since 1999
Director, presenter and facilitator of various courses for coaches and players at national, regional and provincial level within New Zealand
Facilitator of IRB coaching courses within the Asia/Pacific Region
Player Development Manager (Auckland Rugby Football Union), 1998 and 1999
Regional Coaching Manager (Auckland Rugby Football Union), 1993 to 1997
Specialist areas - back play, skills

Leadership and Team Culture

Sir Brian Lochore

All Black loose forward 1963 to 1971, 68 games, 25 tests
One of New Zealand.s most successful captains from 1966 to 1970
All Blacks Coach 1985-1987, winning 1987 inaugural Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Rugby Football Union World Cup campaign manager 1995
Current New Zealand All Black Selector
Former Chairman of the New Zealand Sports Foundation's high performance committee
Former Chairman of the Hillary Commission
Knighted 1999

Nick Farr-Jones

Former Wallaby 1984-1993, played 63 tests
Captain of Wallabies 1988-1992
Captain of the World XV vs. NZ for NZRFU Centenary
Captain British Barbarians vs. England and Wales for Barbarians Centenary
Inducted into International Rugby Hall of Fame
Played for NSW 1984-1993

John Eales

Former Wallaby 1991-2001, 86 tests, 173 test points
Captain of Wallabies 1996-2001, 55 tests
Member of victorious 1991 World Cup side and captain of 1999 World Cup winning side
2001 - Bledisloe Cup, Tri-Nations and British & Irish Lions Test victories
2000 - Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations victories
1998 - Captained Australia's 3-0 Bledisloe Cup victory and undefeated UK tour
Stan Pelicki Medal for Queensland Rugby's Best and Fairest Player (1997, 1995, 1990)
Australian Players' Player of the Year, 1995

Skills Specialist

Dave Ellis

Developer of multimedia software for rugby, cricket, league and netball
Director of Breakthru Technologies Ltd - produces NZRU Coaching Resources
NZRU Resource Coach
Coached at club level in Canada, USA and Australia
Captain Northern Territory, Australia, 1987 to 1994
Former Waikato age group rep from primary through to U21 level
IRANZ Skills Specialist and Multimedia Producer

Fitness and Team Building

Wayne Taylor

Fitness trainer Manawatu NPC team 2002, 2003, 2004
Fitness trainer NZ Army team 1995 .2000
Assisted in fitness testing of NZ U21 Squad 2002, 2003, and NZ Divisional team 2002, 2003 at the adidas Institute of Rugby
Extensively trained in sports rehabilitation, massage and sports medicine
Educated at the Corrective and High Performance Exercise Kinesiologist Institute, USA
Designed team building and leadership training of elite rugby teams including NZ Black Ferns, NZRFU Leadership Captaincy Course 2002, NZRFU Super 12 Leadership Captaincy Course
Former senior player and NZ Army player 1991-2001
IRANZ Fitness Trainer

Sport Psychology

Gary Hermansson

Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Professor of Counsellor Education
Head of the Department of Health and Human Development at Massey University
Counsellor Educator at Massey University for over 25 years
Past President of the New Zealand Sport Psychology Association
Accredited Sport Psychologist (Level 3) - Sport Science New Zealand
Team Psychologist NZ Commonwealth Games Team, Kuala Lumpur, 1998; Manchester, 2002
Team Psychologist to the New Zealand Olympic Games Team in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004
Played over 100 first-class games of rugby for Manawatu, Wellington and New Zealand Universities
Captained Wellington and New Zealand Universities rugby teams
Played in Wellington rugby teams that beat the 1965 Springboks and 1966 British Lions
Coached Massey University Rugby Senior Teams
New Zealand Universities Rugby Selector for several years
Wicketkeeper for New Zealand Universities and New Zealand 'Under 23' Cricket Teams

Warren Smith

Degree in Pedagogy and Sociology, Ruprecht-Karl University
German Volleyball Federation Junior Beach Volleyball National Selector / A-level coach
Volleyball New Zealand High Performance Commission Member
New Zealand Beach Volleyball National Selector
Head of Volleyball New Zealand Coaching Commission (Pending)
Massey University Sport Scholarship Selection Committee Member
Massey University Academy of Sport Program Development Mentor and Academic Mentor
Massey University Chairperson Strategic High Performance Group
Currently completing a PhD in Management (Athlete Satisfaction)

Dave Hadfield

One of New Zealand's best known and most experienced sport psychologists and coach educators
Masters degree in Psychology, a B.A. in Social Sciences and a Diploma in Sport Management and Coaching
An experienced coach, has a Level 3 coaching certificate from both the New Zealand and Australian Cricket Board
Lectured in coaching and sport psychology at Massey University for a number of years, during which time he has acted a sport psychologist to a number of teams and consulted with a wide range of athletes from Olympic and Commonwealth Games level to elite youth and club level
Coaching consultant for a number of teams and sports and has mentored coaches throughout New Zealand from a number of codes
Sport psychologist and coaching consultant to the Wellington Lions and the Hurricanes
Owns and runs own company, MindPlus, and now works as a sport psychologist and consultant to athletes, team and businesses
Currently working with over 60 elite athletes and coaches as a sport psychologist and coach consultant for the New Zealand Academy of Sport - Central

Ken Hodge

Associate Professor in Sport Psychology, University of Otago
Former first class rugby player (Otago), played 140 games for University 'A' Premier/Senior Team
Current Coach of University 'A' Premier/Senior Team (Dunedin) - won Club Championship in 2003
NZRFU Level III Coach Accreditation - Nov., 1998 . present (this qualification preceded the current 'Advanced Coaching course')
Appointed as a NZ Rugby Union "Staff Coach" 1990 - present; specialising in providing psychological skill training and forward skills for players and coaches
Team Building work with the 'World Champion' NZ Colts Team in 2003 and 2004
Team Building work with the NZ Divisional Team in 2003
Team Psychologist for NZ Team, 1992 Olympic Games
Team Psychologist for NZ Team, 1994 Commonwealth Game
Team Psychologist with NZ Shooting Team, 1990 Commonwealth Games

Physiotherapy

Rob Cashman

NZRU physiotherapist 1990-2000
NZ Black Caps and Wellington Cricket Team Physiotherapist 1990-2003
Member of NZ Sports Medicine 1991-2003
Graduated from Auckland University, 1985

Michael Harnett

Graduated Masters in Sports Physiotherapy, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Accepted to College of Physiotherapy as Advanced Practitioner in Sports and Orthopedics
American Sports Medicine Association Trainer of the Year 1996
Head physiotherapist for Manawatu NPC rugby team 2001, 2002
Physiotherapist for Queensland Reds Development Rugby team on NZ tour, 2000
Owner and operator of private physiotherapy and osteopathic practice, Palmerston North

Doctors

Dr. Ra Durie

Doctor to New Zealand Maori teams, 2001
Doctor to New Zealand Sevens teams, 2001-2002
Completed FACSP, 1999
Registrar Australian Sports Physicians Training Programme, 1995-1996
Completed New Zealand Family Medicine Training Programme, 1995
Orthopaedic Registrar Palmerston North Hospital, 1993-1994
Completed Internship in Sports Medicine, UCLA University, Los Angeles, 1991
Graduated Auckland Medical School, 1990

Media, Presentation Skills

Tony Johnson

25 years radio and 10 years TV experience as a sports broadcaster/journalist
Rugby presenter and commentator for SKY TV
Host of SKY's Re:Union programme
Previously a sports news presenter for TV3, rugby commentator and sports presenter for Newstalk ZB, and host of TVNZ's "A Question of Sport"
Experience also includes 4 years as Radio NZ European Correspondent based in London, coverage of 1 Olympic Games, 2 Commonwealth Games, 3 Rugby World Cups, 4 Wimbledons
Won Qantas Media Award for TV sports presenter, Best Sports Columnist and Mobil Radio Award for Best Sports Journalist

Graeme Moody

Rugby commentator and sports journalist for Radio New Zealand Sport since 1981
Sports announcer and rugby commentator for Newstalk ZB
Has covered all local Super 12 and NPC games since 1992
Has travelled as a sports journalist and commentator on every All Black tour since 1992 (except last year when a knee injury forced him out of the end-of-year tour)
Covered the 1981 Springbok tour alongside John Howson
Covered five Hong Kong Sevens tournaments and two Commonwealth Games gold medal winning efforts
Other major sporting events include three Olympic Games, three Commonwealth Games and Perth and San Diego America's Cup Challenges

Mental Toughness

Murray Mexted

Refer staff coaches

Richard Petrie

New Zealand One-Day Cricket International 1990-91
New Zealand Cricket Max team, 2000
Canterbury and Wellington Cricket all rounder, 1989-2001
Wellington Cricket Captain, 1996, 1998
Reached semi final of the 2000 World All Rounders Double Wicket competition in Pakistan
Held the record for being the top wicket taker in domestic one day cricket history
Runs a high performance training business focusing on "Mental Target Training"

Referees

Lyndon Bray

International fixtures, 11
Test fixtures, 5
Super 12 fixtures, 12
First class fixtures, 81
Started refereeing first class matches in 1992

New Zealand Academy of Sport

Simon Holst - Cooking

Having grown up in one of New Zealand's best-known 'foodie' households, Simon has a passion for food and cooking! He has co-authored a number (16) of best selling cookbooks with his mother Alison, has completed two 'solo' books, and is presently working on a third. (Combined total book sales are now in excess of 700 000 copies)
In addition to books, Simon contributes to various newspapers, AA Directions magazine, and for the past few years has been performing 'live' with Alison at fundraising cooking shows around the country. Recently he has also taken a number of smaller 'hands on' cooking classes for athletes associated for the NZ Academy of Sport
This year he was an assessor for the New Zealand Beef & Lamb Hallmark of Excellence program and has also been a judge at the New Zealand Cheese Awards, and for the Corbans Wine and Food Challenge. Simon recently completed a Certificate of Wine, and is partway through a Diploma of Community Nutrition

Carolynn Margan - Recovery, Self Massage

Current therapist for NZ Cycling Team
Massage therapist for All Blacks, NZ Sevens, NZ Academy, NZ Surf Life Saving, and elite level individuals in sport
Massage therapist for All Blacks, NZ Sevens, NZ Academy, NZ Surf Life Saving, and elite level individuals in sport
Personal Trainer working with rugby, and multi-event teams, including Southern Traverse and Coast to Coast teams
Works with NZ carded athletes
Lecturer at UCOL, Palmerston North, in massage, sport practical and communication
Operator of own sports massage clinic, specialist in rehabilitation programmes
Teaches Pilates and designs "sport specific" programmes for athletes
Enjoys participating in multi-events and being apart of sports at all levels

Rachel Svenson - Nutrition

New Zealand Registered Dietitian specialising in sports nutrition
Nutritionist for the Hurricanes Super 14 team and Wellington Rugby Academy.
Also works with the Taranaki and Manawatu rugby academies
Accredited Sports Provider in Nutrition (New Zealand Academy of Sport)
Private Practice Sports Nutrition, Palmerston North
Lectures in sports nutrition at Massey University
Provides nutrition services to individuals, groups and teams in Palmerston North including Linton Army Camp
Contracted provider of Sports Nutrition services with the New Zealand Academy of Sport Central
Nutrition Support Consultant Dietitian, Nutricia (Palmerston North)
Recreational athlete who enjoys running, swimming and kayaking
Competes locally in multisport events
IRANZ nutritionist since 2001