All secondary school and senior coaches need to register through their school or club Sporty page and complete the online module before they attend the practical session and become a certificated coach.

Rugby Smart concentrates on injury prevention through the coaching of good techniques. This course is a great opportunity to meet other coaches involved in club and secondary school rugby to discuss likely trends and possible focus areas. 

Coaches will receive a coaching diary and other coaching resources available from New Zealand Rugby.

Who Should Attend?

It is COMPULSORY for all secondary school and senior coaches, assistant coaches and managers to attend a Rugby Smart course prior to the season starting.

CLUB CONTEST BY-LAWS:

Any person actively fulfilling the role of Head Coach or Assistant Coach during a MRU Club Rugby competition fixture must have attended a Rugby Smart Injury Prevention Workshop for the current season and be registered for that current season. Any team/club appointing a Head Coach or Assistant Coach to a fixture that has not attended Rugby Smart and therefore considered unregistered shall be liable to the following penalties:Points deduction, and/or the offending player and/or team shall be liable to suspension by the MRU, and/or to forfeit the match, and that winning points be awarded to the non-offending team. If a win is recorded then it stands, minus any points accrued by the offending team. If not, a 0-0 (4 points) win will be recorded.

2025 dates TBC