Johannesburg, 7 January 2010… The Golden Lions Rugby Union has announced another exciting signing from International Rugby Academy of New Zealand (IRANZ) to join the franchise ahead of the 2010 Vodacom Super 14.
Wayne Taylor, former All Blacks Conditioning Coach joined the Auto & General Super 14 Lions on Tuesday, and the Union is thrilled to have a coach of such a high caliber joining their ranks.
Taylor will work alongside Director of Coaching, Dick Muir, who filled the position towards the end of 2009.
Taylor is exceptionally experienced in fitness periodisation and planning, gym technique, nutrition, recovery, self massage and injury prevention, strength and conditioning, stretch and strength, team building and values and standards.
Wayne Taylor replaces ex conditioning Coach, Dr. Gerhard Jordaan who has moved to the Boland Rugby Union, and he has experience as a fitness training as far back as 1995.
Taylor’s background is one filled with many dynamics and coaches of this high standard are hard to come across. Some of the more outstanding achievements are as follows:
- IRANZ Strength and Conditioning Coach 2004-2008
- Fitness trainer Tasman Rugby 2006 – 2008
- Fitness trainer NZ U21 2005
- 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
“Coaches are incredibly difficult to come by, and we at the Golden Lions Rugby Union are ecstatic that we are able to enter the 2010 Vodacom Super 14 with Dick [Muir] leading the reigns and Wayne [Taylor] at his side. This is going to be an exciting year for the Union, and with so many changes that have taken place of the last year, we are confident that there will be a massive change in the team come the Super 14”, GLRU CEO Manie Reyneke said.
With this appointment, this makes the Lions coaching and support staff as follows:
- Dick Muir (DOC)
- Johan Ackerman (Assistant coach)
- Hans Coetzee (Assistant coach)
- Henning Gericke (Psychologist)
- Sherylle Calder (Hand-eye Co-ordination)
- Wayne Taylor (Conditioning and Dietician)
- Carlos Spencer (Skills Player/Coach)
Lions, now this seems like a good signing…. well done man….
Agreed! This is the signing the franchise will benefit from, rather than ageing super stars!!!
Excellent move from the Lions’ side. One of the detrimental factors for the Lions in the past was their fitness, I remember quite a few closely fought games that the Lions lost in the end by 7 points or less, simply because they ran out of steam.
Taylor is also a recovery specialist, hopefully he can get the Lions to keep their chins up on the tour especially.
I expect Taylor to reap the fruits of his labour around Round 5 of the Super 14, let’s hope so, the Lions are the only SA franchise (apart from my STORMERS obviously) that I actually bother to follow.
Lions are now on the right path, exciting times lie ahead!!! Think Jacque Fourie is going to regret his move still!!!!
The Lions are on a shopping spree. Wonder if they need my help with some coaching. 😆
Bit scared to ask the question…nou nou spring Willa weer op my, but when was he the AB conditioning coach? CV they give does not mention it.
Snoek were not that desperate. Yet ..
A couple of years back, (actually a couple of decades, I’m getting old) people were too scared to walk past Ellispark carrying a tog bag because you might just get selected for the next game.
Loosehead, I see you floating around…see in the paper Barend Pieterse dusted of his toks!
What the team going to do this year?
Demmit, missed him!
Hey Swanie, I haven’t see that. It might just be a good idea.
For me the States are always in with a chance.
Self massage? OK whatever…
I think the Lions are on the comeback trail. The right people in the right positions or roles. I for one would love to see the Lions kick some WP but. It’s gonna bee a big one.
Eisssshhh we have this star studded Protea team with no killer instinct.
Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis have soared up the ICC Test player batting rankings following their centuries against England.
Smith has jumped seven places to No. 4 while Kallis has gained three places to No. 6. Smith is now only three points shy of his highest ever ranking which he achieved during the series-winning Melbourne Test in 2008.
AB de Villiers has gained one spot to No. 14 and is the other South African batsman in the top 20.
Dale Steyn remains the No. 1 ranked bowler while his new ball colleague, Morne Morkel, enters the top 20 for the first time. He has gained eight places to No. 16.
Makhaya Ntini (8th) and Paul Harris (13th) are the other two Proteas in the top 20.
Kallis remains the world’s No. 1 all-rounder. It is a position he has held unchallenged for a long time.
Oooh and all the guys wanting Harrises blood 13th is really good for a spinner. Be patient, give the groundsman sh$t , we dont prepare pitches in SA for our bowlers. With so many talented batters we must give our bowlers a chance, the batters will look after them self.
12 – Superbul
Ons spelers vou onder druk, en dit raak al hoe meer sigbaar. Kyk hoe het ons handoek ingegooi in die tweede toets, en hoe het hulle geveg tot die dood.
Figuurlik natuurlik.
Only one thing to say about the Lions, they lack depth still. They will start well as always and then when injuries kick in on a few choice players, they will battle again.
Lions was like this last year
WIN
L
L
L
WIN
L
L
L
WIN
L
L
WIN
L
SOME OF THE LOSSES WAS BLOODY CLOSE, IN ONE EVERYONE FELT THEY WERE ROBBED. sorry caps
Loffie was getting better 😆 serious , i liked him.
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Snoek so groot fighter soos wat GS is lyk dit nie of hy n lekker inspirerende kaptein is nie. Hy konsentreer baie hard op sy eie bydrae maar gee nie baie morele ondersteuning aan sy onderlinge nie.
Ek het gesien dat toe hy Dale Steyn nie die boulwerk laat open het nie in die eerste beurt het hy nie so intoesiasties gewees toe Dale sy eerste paaltjie vat nie. Ja toe Dale 2 bale later nog een vat toe is die ou saam bly. Alles het gegaan oor body language.
Maar GS is bleddie goed. Voor hy sy eie spel afskeep om sy span sterker te lei laat hy liewer honderds inryg en kry n ander Kaptein.
Superbul
Hell I thought they had won more in the beginning, the games were close and good.
I believe you have some nice new cheetah photos, I saw Carol commenting….are you not going to circulate them?
It will be interesting having Spencer there….headestrong guy, we’ll see how he gets on. Dick is so laid back that he wont have a problem with him….I know I’m probably being dof now….but has Dick left the Boks setup….we dont always get all the news here?
Naand sê al julle aandjanne.
Met die Proteas en Sharks wat aanhou choke, die Bafana’s wat in die eerste rondte uitgeskakel gaan word, die Stormers met “watch ons volgende jaar” … moet die Bokke en Bulle seker al weer SA se naam hoog hou.
Maar nou ja, iemand moet dit seker maar doen.
Yes SuperBul and 4Man, still here?
SB, there is no real outstanding knocking on the door to take over from GS?
20: naand Brakanjan.
DBD @19, ja-nee dit is swaar om so ‘n groot las te dra, arme Bulle.
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Boerboel ja dis waar
22: ja, ek weet regtig nie hoe hul gespeel gaan kry met al daardie trofees op hul rug nie.
23: naand superjan
SB, ek dink GS het gegroei as kaptein en hy is eintlik maar ons enigste keuse op die oomblik.
Ons probleem is dat ons nie boulers het wat 20 paaltjies kan vat nie. Ek dink Parnell moet speel, hy gee minstens variasie.
4man en almal anders
ek het my fotos gisteraand gelink deur picasa met my nick
As julle op my nick klik gaan julle moontlik na picasa toe kan gaan , maar ek hoor jy moet eers n google account he. Wie het a Gmail , daai een sal werk.
Nou-ja, hier gesels ons krieket op die Lions draad, wys jou net.
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Parnell is nou in die groep, maar daardie kolfblad was te polities korrek. Waars die dae toe ons blaaie elkeen sy eie karakter gehad het. Met die moderne sementblaaie gaan jy sukkel om ouens te boul.
Ons het meer as ons kanse gehad om 2 toetse te wen, daar is eintlik geen verskoning of ‘ongeluk’ nie.
Kort iets nuuts, bietjie inspirasie, al is dit ten minste net ‘n nuwe afrigter.
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