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 played at the University of South Carolina. He’s also coached for over 12 years in the US, Lithuania, and Ireland, where he now lives with his wife and family. He works with people who are serious about leading and building a better culture. Twitter: @JpNerbun Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Culture-System-Process-Creating-Extraordinary/dp/B0B2TVLVS2 Podc...
Jun 08, 2023•1 min•Ep. 115
Kaila Colbin is the founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation that supports leaders and change-makers to be more intentional, intelligent and courageous about the future. Shane Fletcher has been the team manager at Crusaders Rugby since 2017 and is also a World Rugby Level 4 coach. I connected with both of them recently on the Crusaders Coaching Leadership Program EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ev...
May 04, 2023•59 min•Ep. 114
Neil Tunnah is the owner of The Performance Chain, a company that specialises in optimising individual and team performance. From Scotland originally, he’s currently based in Adelaide, Australia, where he has held roles as the Director of Coaching and as a board member. He’s had coaching roles with Knox Grammar, Jersey Reds in the English Championship, Manly Marlins & West Harbour in the Shute Shield The Performance Chain LinkedIn Profile EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What y...
Mar 16, 2023•52 min•Ep. 113
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 coaching roles in Hong Kong, India, and now the United States. EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby 10% Discount code: TRCCP10 The Contact Coach Website: https://www.thecontactcoach.com/ IG https://www.instagram.com/thecontactcoach/ First video: ...
Mar 01, 2023•55 min•Ep. 112
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. From Australia originally, he’s had a wide range of coaching roles in the ACT, Victoria, and Queensland. Ricky is also fortunate to list Eddie Jones as his mentor and how important he has been for his coaching development. EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia....
Dec 22, 2022•41 min•Ep. 111
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 one titled The Tough Stuff: Seven Hard Truths About Being a Head Coach. Twitter thread discussed in this episode The Tough Stuff: Seven Hard Truths About Being a Head Coach EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Dec 08, 2022•50 min•Ep. 110
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 and in 2019 led a great group of players to the final against France. He’ll lead the Waratahs defence in the upcoming Super Rugby season. EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Nov 17, 2022•41 min•Ep. 109
James Barkell is the owner of The Coach Doctor, a consultancy group working in all aspects of coaching, from program design, skill acquisition, S&C, leadership, and more. He has a Masters in Sports Coaching, a World Rugby Level 4, and a PhD, where he studied high performance rugby. James is also a Lecturer at the University of Sydney & runs The Coach Doctor Podcast. Twitter: @James_Barkell Instagram: thecoachdr Website: https://thecoachdoctor.com.au/podcasts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 108
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 sport in college, he then went on to coach in a variety of summer camps and then eventually made his way to Guatemala where he had a major role in introducing the sport there. He even captained their national team! EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evo...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 107
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 had coaching roles with Worcester Warriors, the Scottish Rugby Union, and Gloucester Rugby. Twitter: @AndrewBrownhil EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 106
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 coaching. In 2017, Alana won Rugby AU’s Community Coach of the Year award on the back of winning the Victorian premiership with the Melbourne Unicorns. Twitter: https://twitter.com/alanathomas7 EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Mar 31, 2022•51 min•Ep. 105
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 British Army since 2004 and has toured both Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s had a wide variety of coaching roles, in both union and rugby league, and also created a charity called The Rugby Outreach Project. Twitter: @rugbyvacancies @sandcvacancies @greywolfteams @rugbyoutreach EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.po...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 104
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 Director of Rugby at Rugby Club Luxembourg. Twitter: @jim_kent Insta: jamo08 EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Feb 09, 2022•3 min•Ep. 103
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 coach currently completing her Level 3, has guest coached men’s teams, and previously coached Yorkshire U18s. Twitter: @RugbyCoachJess @Womensrugbycoa2 Instagram: @jessbcoach @womensrugbycoaching EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby...
Jan 26, 2022•49 min•Ep. 102
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, regional schoolboy rep teams, and is also a World Rugby Educator. He’s heading up a Youth Rugby Coaches Forum, January 21-22, 2022. Coaches Forum Website: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/836713 Instagram: @rugbynudgee EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.p...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 101
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 Steelers in Japan, and has influenced countless coaches worldwide. EVOLVE Rugby Online coach development course What you get: https://evolverugby.podia.com/ Sneak peek: https://evolverugby.podia.com/evolve-rugby
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 100
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 Ontario in Canada. Ian has also had a major impact on club rugby around Montreal, heading up the Montreal Irish and before that, the St Lambert Locks. He also coached the Quebec provincial senior men’s side for a number of years. Photo credit: @gariesphoto
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 99
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 in and around Brisbane, having had roles with St Patrick’s College, Gregory Terrace, Brothers Rugby Club, and the QLD Reds U18 team as head coach. All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1469029220302946...
Nov 02, 2021•59 min•Ep. 98
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 Irish. The Saint John Irish only field a women's team and Katie has been instrumental in their growth. She is passionate about bringing free development opportunities to women in the province by way of official training, athletic sessions, nutrition education, Level 1 & 2 certification, and more. She’s also a teacher, a referee, and is still f...
Aug 24, 2021•49 min•Ep. 97
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 Wallaroos head coach, winning bronze at the 2010 WRWC. He also coached Eastwood to 3 Shute shield championships and one Australian Club Championship. Twitter: @john_manenti
Jul 15, 2021•42 min•Ep. 96
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 with the Bay of Plenty, who were winners in 2019. He’s the founder of Inside Running Academy and The Athlete Factory NZ, and has been heading up the Coaching Learning Series online. Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-rogers-416b2617/ mike@insiderunning.com The Athlete Factory NZ https://theathletefactory.nz/ Inside Running Academy https://www.rugb...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 95
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 currently coaches at HAC RFC and hosts a blog titled The Great White Sharkey. Blog: https://thegreatwhitesharkey.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teachingsharks https://twitter.com/SharkTeams All Chats Pod: https://shows.acast.com/all-chats-pod...
Jun 30, 2021•50 min•Ep. 94
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 Canada at two Rugby World Cups and earned 25 caps. Lesley had coaching roles with UBC before moving to New Zealand as a Rugby Development Officer. She has been based in Japan for 3 years now.
Jun 10, 2021•49 min•Ep. 93
Chris Campbell is the Performance Sport Manager at Nottingham Trent University in the UK where he oversees 11 performance programs across various sports. He also has Head Coaching roles at Hinckley RFC & Leicestershire Men's Senior XV. Most importantly, he is the Under 7s coach at Stow-On-The-Wold
May 03, 2021•48 min•Ep. 92
Curtis Bradford has had roles formerly with NSW Rugby, Leicester Tigers and the Welsh Rugby Union. He currently heads up Rugby Austria’s 7s programme.
Apr 15, 2021•36 min•Ep. 91
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 the first ever Olympic 7s gold medal in Rio Brazil 2016. Twitter: @timwalsh7s
Mar 31, 2021•48 min•Ep. 90
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 professional coaching”. He’s held numerous roles worldwide, with organisations such as Australian Rugby League, Scottish Rugby Union, Irish Rugby Union, and Rugby Australia. He is a level 4 coach in Rugby Union and a level 3 coach in Rugby League. Rugby WA Webinars: https://bit.ly/30MEtjZ A Coach's Journey: https://amzn.to/3fOot7d
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 3 min
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 has coached extensively across Canada and even led the Mexican women’s team in their historic qualification for the 2018 RWC 7s. Twitter: @MacDowellRugby
Jul 14, 2020•45 min
Phil Llewellyn is an experienced coach, manager, educator and administrator. He has worked in player development roles for both England and Ireland Rugby, as well as senior, minis, and junior sections with grassroots clubs. He spent a season coaching in Canada and is also passionate about coach education plus mentoring. Twitter: @philllewellyn
Jul 07, 2020•56 min
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 his coaching journey, the RWC, his autobiography, tactical periodisation, and the Law interpretations being seen in Super Rugby Aotearoa. This episode is sponsored by Ruckie Analytics. If you contact them via coach@ruckie.com and mention the podcast, you'll receive a 40% discount on analysis for next season! For more information, visit https://ruc...
Jun 30, 2020•33 min
