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IRANZ Guest Coaches

Dave Ellis


  • Black Ferns Skills Coach and Video Analyst 2005
  • Director of Breakthru Technologies Ltd - produced the NZRFU Skills and Drills Coaching CD
  • Consultant coach to the NZRU
  • Developed progressive skills system suitable from novice to advanced
  • 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 coach since 2002

Wayne Taylor

  • Fitness trainer Tasman Rugby 2006
  • Fitness trainer NZ U21 2005 - current
  • Fitness trainer NZ Blackferns Team 2004
  • Fitness trainer Manawatu NPC team 2002-2005
  • Fitness trainer NZ Army team 1995 -2000
  • Assisted in fitness testing of NZ U21 Squad 2002-2004, and NZ Divisional team 2002, 2003 at the Institute of Rugby
  • Extensively trained in sports rehabilitation, massage and sports medicine
  • Educated through 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 & 2003, NZRFU Super 12 Leadership Captaincy Course 2002
  • Former senior player and NZ Army player 1991-2001

Richard Loe

  • Former All Black
  • Specialist tight and loose head prop - highly revered
  • Played provincial rugby for Marlborough as a teenager
  • Marlborough NPC
  • Waikato NPC
  • Canterbury NPC
  • All Blacks technical scrum coach 2001-2003
  • IRANZ Position Specific coach - prop, Scrum and maul coach

Scott Robertson

  • All Black 1998 - 2002 (23 tests)
  • Crusaders Super 12 1996 - 2003 (86 matches)
  • Canterbury NPC (69 matches)
  • NZ Colts 1995
  • NZ A 1997-1998
  • BOP 1995 (16 matches)

Christian Cullen

  • All Black 1996-2002
  • Hurricanes Super 12 1995 - 2003 (85 matches)
  • Wellington NPC 1998 - 2003
  • Manawatu NPC 1995-1996
  • NZ Colts 1995
  • NZ Sevens 1995
  • NZ U19 1994
  • NZ Secondary Schools 1993-1994
  • 2003 - 2007 Munster, Ireland

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