Providing the best rugby training programme
RUGBY
Put your skills to the test with our rugby training programme. You’ll be completing rugby exercises, rugby training drills and strength and conditioning training at one of the best rugby academies in South Africa. Our rugby coaches have years of experience in the rugby industry and have played for national and international rugby teams. We train with state of the art equipment and facilities, provide healthy nutritious meals and have a medical team on standby should you need it. Our balanced learning approach means that you can choose to study an accredited qualification while you train. This gives our students a well-rounded education so they are ready for life outside of the academy.
WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO
Here's a sneak peek at life at our rugby academy
Professional Rugby Coaching
Professional Strength & Conditioning Programme
Tertiary Education (optional)
Non-Academic Courses (optional)
Sharks Academy Kit
Accommodation
Healthy and Nutritious Lunches
Medical Professionals
EXAMPLE OF A WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Are you ready to become a Sharks Academy rugby player? Here’s an example of what you can look forward to on your day-to-day. You could be dominating the field in our Sharks Academy rugby kit, attending lectures in one of our onsite lecture venues, eating a healthy meal in our eating area, and putting your body through the strength and conditioning it needs to perform. Sound exciting? Sign up today and let your new life at our rugby academy begin.
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OUR UNIQUE OFFERING
At the Sharks Academy, our rugby training programme offers a fun working environment. Our learning approach develops our students on the field and in the classroom to cater for their career outside of the academy.
We focus on raising our students awareness, building their character and empowering individuals to take responsibility for their decisions. This comes from our focus to encourage the individuals within a team context to express themselves, utilising different simulated games to assist in intuitive decision making under pressure in a match situation. Ultimately, we aim to get the best out of each individual to fulfil their potential in a safe environment.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS
See what our students have to say about our rugby training programme
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WHAT YOU CAN GET OUT OF OUR RUGBY PROGRAMME
We’ve tailored our rugby training programme to have everything that our students need to excel. We use similar training tactics to the professional Sharks team and hire rugby coaches that have extensive rugby experience so you can train like a professional.
- Professional Rugby Coaching
- Professional Strength & Conditioning Programme
- Tertiary Education (optional)
- Textbooks (if applicable)
- Non-Academic Courses (optional)
- Basic Stationery (course selection dependent)
- Healthy and Nutritious Lunches
- Medical Professionals (course selection dependent)
- Team Building
- Placement at a Rugby Club
- Attend Sharks Rugby Games at Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium (course selection dependent)
- Life Skills/Mental Wellness Programme
- Internal job opportunities (T's and C's apply)
MEET SOME OF OUR TOP ACHIEVERS
We are proud of our students and love to see them making incredible progress on and off the field. These are the faces of the students you could see walking around the academy or even in the lineup for our national and international sports tournaments. Could you be next? Enrol to find out!
MEET OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS
Top-quality rugby training requires a top-quality team
GREG MILLER
Rugby Coach
Ex Border Rugby Player, Greg Miller, is the Ex General Manager of The International Academy of Sports, as well as the Director of Rugby at Hilton College and has a wealth of coaching experience. Greg has a real focus on skills and a passion for player development.
LWAZI MVOVO
Rugby Coach
As a former Cell C Sharks and Springboks rugby player, Lwazi Mvovo has 13 years of experience as a professional rugby player under his belt. He hung up his rugby boots in 2021 but was passionate about giving back to his community by training up young rugby talent.
MB LUSASENI
Rugby Coach
Luvuyiso ‘MB’ Lusaseni graduated from the Sharks Academy in 2007 and is an ex-professional rugby player. He made the SA U/20 team in 2008 and Sharks U/21 which were Currie Cup Finalists in 2009. He’s played for Griquas, TUKS, Northern Barbarians and the Lions. He retired in 2016.
NIKEAL KALYAN
Conditioning Trainer
Nikeal Kalyan has been a professional Strength and Conditioning coach at the Sharks Academy for almost 6 years. He has a Bachelors Degree as well and an Honours qualification in Sports and Exercise from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Nikeal is a big asset to our team and has experience with our U19 and U20 teams.
MICHAELA DIAZ
Conditioning Trainer
Michaela Diaz is another one of our passionate strength and conditioning trainers and has been a part of our team for 4 years. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports Science and Honours Qualification in Sports Science from the University of Pretoria.
OLWETHU SITYATA
Conditioning Trainer (Intern)
Olwethu Sityata, our incredible Strength and Conditioning training interns has been a part of our team for almost 2 years. She studied a Sport Science Diploma and a BA in Human Movement Science at North West University and did her Bsc Honours in Human Movement Science, Biokinetics at the University of Zululand.