Rugby training back by popular demand
A high performance rugby training academy will be held in the December holidays.
THE Investec International Rugby Academy will be providing SA’s young rugby players and coaches with another opportunity to learn from international and SA rugby icons in the December holidays.
Following the academy’s successful July holiday courses, the academy will be returning to St Charles College in December to offer high performance rugby training to all levels of the country’s rugby fraternity by former professional rugby players and coaches.
Former Rugby World Cup players’ Marius Hurter (1995), Werner Swanepoel (1999), Louis Koen (2003) and Butch James (2007 and 2011) will be bringing their expertise to the academy along with former Springbok’s assistant coach Dick Muir, former British Lions coach Andy Keast, former Wallabies kicking coach Braam van Straaten, former Springbok assistant coach and current Sharks coach Gary Gold, former Sharks coach Grant Bashford, former Sharks assistant coach Brad Mcleod-Henderson, former Scottish player John Allan, and All-Blacks, Chiefs and Blues technical advisor Nico le Roux.
Boys can look forward to learning from former Springboks Gcobani Bobo, Ian MacDonald, Brent Russell and most capped South African Rugby Player Jacques Botes, as well as local coaches’ Ryan Strudwick and Greg Miller.
Rugby stalwarts Peter de Villiers (2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cup coach), Nick Mallet (former Springbok coach) and Murray Mexted (former All Blacks player and Director of the International Rugby Academy of New Zealand) are also part of the line-up. Behind the scenes training is also a feature of the Investec International Rugby Academy and specialists such as Mark Steele (former Springbok conditioning coach), Dr. Peet du Toit (neurological and physiological testing), and Tim Goodenough (meta-coach) will be teaching the physical and mental aspects of rugby.
Players and coaches are invited to take part in player and coach courses which will run from 10 to 16 December at St Charles College in Pietermaritzburg.
Visit: www.investecacademy.com or contact Bernadine on 031 940 5565 or bernadine@investecacademy.com
