Youth Rugby Development Sydney | Speed & Contact Readiness
League and Union. Led by Dan — a Level 2 S&C coach working across elite GPS rugby at Riverview, one of Sydney's premier rugby schools — supported by Jay, a physiotherapist currently working with the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Built for the collision, contest, and conditioning demands of rugby at any level.
BUILT FOR THE DEMANDS OF RUGBY
Rugby is a collision sport. It demands strength, conditioning, contact tolerance, and resilience that generic youth training programs don't build. Whether your young athlete plays league or union, forwards or backs, our program is designed around what the game actually requires.
Strength & Contact Readiness
Rugby players must be strong enough to contest, tackle, and absorb contact — but young athletes need age-appropriate strength programming that builds capacity without overload. Progressive loading that prepares the body for the collisions of the game.
Sprint Speed & Repeat Efforts
Modern rugby is a sport of high sprint counts and repeated high-intensity efforts. We build the aerobic base and anaerobic capacity to cover the required ground — and with sprint coaching available from a three-time Olympic coach, the genuine speed to be effective when you get there.
Neck, Shoulder & Spine Conditioning
The structures most at risk in rugby — the cervical spine, shoulders, and trunk — need specific strengthening that generic programs ignore. Neck strength, shoulder stability, and core capacity built around the contact demands of the game.
Position-Specific Development
A front rower, a halfback, and a winger have different physical demands. Programs reflect the position your young athlete plays — not generic "rugby S&C" that treats every player the same.
GPS-LEVEL S&C. NRL-LEVEL PHYSIO.
Our rugby program is led by a Level 2 S&C coach working in elite GPS rugby at Riverview, supported by a physiotherapist currently working with the South Sydney Rabbitohs — with elite sprint coaching from a three-time Olympic coach available on top.
Dan is an S&C Coach at Riverview — one of Sydney's premier GPS rugby schools — bringing direct, current exposure to elite schoolboy rugby preparation. He is also Head of S&C at Sydney Cricket Club and 2nd Grade Captain. Dan brings elite-level periodisation, workload monitoring, and physical preparation into every youth rugby program — built specifically around the collision and conditioning demands of the game.
Principal Physiotherapist at SportsFit, currently working with the South Sydney Rabbitohs as a physiotherapist. A Level 2 S&C coach with a Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport from ACU, Jay brings over a decade of NRL, AFL, and Premier Cricket experience — adding clinical depth and injury management expertise to the rugby program.
For rugby players wanting dedicated speed development, John Quinn offers elite sprint and agility coaching. A three-time Olympic athletics coach who has worked with Usain Bolt, John served as Speed & Agility Coach at the Penrith Panthers across their 2022–2024 premiership seasons — making him one of the most credentialed speed coaches in rugby league.
ASSESSMENT. PROGRAM. PROGRESS.
Every young rugby player starts with a comprehensive assessment. From there we build a program specific to their position, playing level, and development stage.
Physical Profile Assessment
Strength testing, sprint profiling, change of direction assessment, and position-specific movement screening. We baseline where your young athlete is before we build anything.
Rugby-Specific Programming
Periodised around the rugby season — pre-season loading, in-season maintenance, and recovery protocols during heavy training weeks. Tailored to position and training age.
Re-Testing & Season Monitoring
Regular re-assessment across the season. Objective data shows what's improving and what needs work. Programs progress with the data — not with a one-size-fits-all template.
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TRAIN WITH THE ELITE.
GPS rugby S&C. NRL-level physio. Olympic speed coaching. Your young rugby player trains at Five Dock under practitioners working with Riverview, the Rabbitohs, and three Olympic Games. No referral needed.
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