Elevate Your Coaching Game
INAUGURAL RUGBY COACHES SUMMIT at QUEENS UNIVERSITY
- A unique and exciting 2 day experience.
- Join elite Rugby Site coaches from around the globe plus top local coaches for this inaugural event!
- Bought to you by The Rugby Site and hosted by Queens University.
- Sessions for all coaching levels.
- Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this exciting coaching experience.
- Follow us on Facebook and Instagam to keep up with event news.
- EARLY BIRD PRICING REGISTRATION AVAILABLE!
When?
May 17th and 18th
Where?
Queens University, Kingston, Ontario.
How Much?
2 day Package
1 day Package
Special 2 Day Group Packages


Sharing of ideas
SOMETHING FOR ALL COACHES
- Sessions will be delivered in two or more streams, depending on attendee numbers.
- 45 minute on field and off field sessions.
- Our coach presenter sessions are designed to meet your coaching needs.
- Sessions based on insights from local community and provincial coaches.
- Whether you're just starting out or an experienced coach, working with junior, high school, or senior teams—men’s or women’s—you’ll find valuable coaching insights.
- Key note speakers and Q&A sessions.
- Lunch and refreshments included.
JOIN ELITE INTERNATIONAL COACHES INCLUDING:
- Darryl Suasua - Ex Black Ferns XVs and 7s HC, Samoa HC, WR - Coach Trainer
- Rusty Earnshaw - The Magic Academy
- Al Rogers - Ex All Black's Analyst, Samoa, Blues and Fijian Drua defence coach.
- Jack Hanratty - Ex Canada Women's 7s coach
- Hugo Montérémal - Technical Director RQ
- Sandro Fiorino- Technical Manager, High Performance RO, ex HC RC national women's XVs
- Tyler Leggatt - Upright Rugby HC

program schedule
Day 1 Schedule
- Denotes - on pitch session
- Denotes - classroom session
- Event registration 8.30am - Queens University
- Opening address and keynote speakers - 9.00am
- Game Sense Modified Games - Rusty Earnshaw
- The art of coaching - Rusty Earnshaw
- Tackling and Tracking - Al Rogers
- Coach leadership - building team culture - Darryl Suasua
- Run, catch and pass fundamentals and assessment - Tyler Leggatt
- Attack Strategies - vison v structure - Darryl Suasua
- Understanding Match Analytics - Al Rogers
- Understanding the Breakdown - both sides of the ball - TBC
- Developing your Game Plan - Jack Hanratty
- Day program debrief - All coaches
- Dinner and Coaches Q&A - All coaches
Day 2 Schedule
- Day 2 briefing - 8.30am - Queens University
- Game Sense Modified Games P2 - Rusty Earnshaw
- Values- Behaviours - Targets - Jack Hanratty
- Game fundamentals - prepare for the tackle/breakdown - Sandro Fiorino
- Skills to build your defence structures - Al Rogers
- Attack Strategies - vison v structure P2 - Darryl Suasua
- Defence Structures - Al Rogers
- Coaching Spine - Jack Hanratty
- The art of coaching P2- Rusty Earnshaw
- Coach leadership - Effective Communication TBC
- Breakdown philosophy - Darryl Suasua
- Final coach Q&A, debrief and closing address - all coaches
SECURE YOUR SPOT TODAY
Special Early Bird (register and pay before May 2nd).
Rugby Site subscriber event pricing available!
ONLY C$249
Standard pricing – C$295 for the 2 days (includes refreshments)
Single day packages:
2 Day Group packages:
Event News
Follow our updates on:
Watch Queen’s Uni HC – John Lavery (Lav) Lav and Rugby Site CEO – Phil Connolly talk about what coaches can expect at the up coming summit.
Watch Darryl Suasua preview his Summit Attack program.
Watch Rusty Earnshaw and his Gamification session that he will run at Queens Uni.
Jack Hanratty looking forward to the event.
With more exiting news to come in the weeks ahead.
Summit Sponsors
Thank you to all our event sponsors! Please support them so they can support you.