James Stevenson-Wright Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Identify and recruit talent for New Zealand’s most successful provincial union.

Auckland, New Zealand

Current Assistant Coach for the Auckland development. Running the attack and backs portfolios for both campaigns.

Auckland, New Zealand

Currently apart of the game development team, with a focus on on player development. Looking to ensure that all have a positive experience and remain in the game for life. Whilst helping the top talent transition through.

Assistant Coach Under 19's team being the only I drafted team in the Northern Region. Running the attack and backs portfolios. Highly skilled communicator and understand of current and appropriate trends of the game for a young team.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Support and implantation of sustainable programmes.- Coach and player development/support. - Key relationships and stakeholder management. - High level planning and research skills. - Growing School capability by establishing programmes that allow school rugby programmes to become sustainable. - Have ran multiple trials and pilots that have grown.

Auckland, New Zealand

Head coach- Attack and Backs portfolios. - Season cancelled due to Covid 19 days before before first training of the campaign.

Talent identification of high school athletes, this works in tandem with my Auckland Rugby job. Just with a different development lens on it.

Auckland, New Zealand

Attack and set piece Defence coach for the premier team. Losing semi finalists to eventual winners. Finished with a 10-2 record. Unfortunately I had to leave this role due to a new role within the Auckland Rugby High Performance team.

Auckland

Assistant Coach for the Niue Girls Secondary Schools Sevens Rugby Team (Fiti Pua)Portfolios:- Attack- Restarts- Contact Area

New Zealand

Short campaign for a South Island tour of New Zealand. Was in charge of Attack and backs in a small coaching team. Challenges including having a mix of professional and amateur players who had to buy into a short campaign. Players also had to adjust to a full time players week work load in order to get through content and be prepared for games.

Auckland, New Zealand

Head Coach(Asst Coach 2020)- Attack and backs portfolios.- Losing finalists 2021. - Top four 2020 (Season cancelled due to Covid 19).

Auckland, New Zealand

Head coach- Attack and Backs portfolios. - Season cancelled due to Covid 19.

Auckland, New Zealand

Responsible for analysing future opponents and own teams performance.

Auckland, New Zealand

East Auckland Development officer in charge of delivering Rugby to all of East Auckland clubs/schools, as well as the greater Auckland region. This included all levels of school, club and representative rugby.

Auckland, New Zealand

Assistant Coach for Roller Mills East as the defence and skills coach. Responsible for creating a positive environment and pathway for 24 young players at the start of their representative career.

Backs and Defence Coach, as well as being tasked with raising the all round skill level of the whole team.

Wellington, New Zealand

My responsibilities included:-implementing a community programme -recruitment of senior/junior players, coaches and other staff or volunteers-logistics-coaching-day to day running of the club. Wellingtons oldest Rugby club. 150th year Jubilee 2020

Reigate, Surrey, United Kingdom

Physical education/ ICT Teacher and Co-ordinator of outside activities

Semi Professional Rugby Player

Henley Upon Thames

Semi Professional Rugby Player

East Grinstead

Rugby player, and development officer in charge of community engagement and participation.

Bury St Edmunds

Helped the first team to promotion, reaching the highest league in club history. Also helped out with the junior section of the club regularly.

Rugby player and development officer in charge of growing the game within the local community.

Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Sales, Client management, logistics, and Social Media Marketing. Job whilst in full time study

Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Implemented a plan to increase participation of Basketball within the region of Kapiti. From ages 5-21. Managed and educated new and old coaches. Main focus was retention and growth.

Level 3 Coaching, Coaching

Currently in the process of completion. Issued by the NZRU

Educator, Rugby Union

World Rugby Accredited Educator

Rugby Union Coaching, Rugby Union

World Rugby Level 2 Coaching (UKCC Level 2 Certificate in Coaching Rugby Union). Issued by the RFU

Bachelor’S Degree, Physical Education, Double Major In Sports And Leisure Studies, And Professional Studies

Activities and Societies: Otago University Physical Education Excutive

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Sports Council Helped start and operate numerous sporting events both within the school and local community.