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)
Right ek blaas dan ook maar die kers uit, nag.
superBul – I will have to buy a lottery ticket then….!! 😉
That would be quite a party!
We are now used to the CA, remember the start?
Is this what the new National Credit Act is doing??
Operator: “Thank you for calling Scooter’s Pizza. May I have your …”
Customer: “Halloo, can I order?”
Operator : “Can I have your multi purpose card number first, Sir?”
Customer: “It’s eish ….., hold on …..eh….698-45-54610 …”
Operator : “OK… you’re …. Mr Sfiso Majola and you’re calling from 17 Retief Street. Your home number is 011 403 2366, your office 011 764
2302 and your mobile is 082 266 2566. Which number are you calling from now Sir?
Customer: “Home! How did you get all my phone numbers?”
Operator : “We are connected to the System Sir.”
Customer: “May I order your Seafood Pizza…”
Operator : “That’s not a good idea Sir.”
Customer: “How come?”
Operator : “According to your medical records, you have high blood pressure and even higher cholesterol levels, Sir.”
Customer: “What?… What do you recommend then?”
Operator : “Try our Low Fat Hokkien Mee Pizza. You’ll like it”
Customer: “How do you know for sure?”
Operator : “You borrowed a book entitled “Popular Hokkien Dishes” from the National Library last week Sir.”
Customer: “OK I give up … Give me three family sized ones then, how much will that cost?
Operator : “That should be enough for your family of 10, Sir. The total is R149.99!
Customer: “Can I pay by credit card?”
Operator : “I’m afraid you have to pay us cash, Sir. Your credit card is over the limit and you owe your bank R3720.55 since October last year.
That’s not including the late payment charges on your housing loan, Sir.”
Customer: “I guess I have to run to the neighbourhood ATM and withdraw some cash before your guy arrives.”
Operator : “You can’t Sir. Based on the records, you’ve reached your daily limit on machine withdrawals today.”
Customer: “Never mind just send the pizzas, I’ll have the cash ready.
How long is it gonna take anyway?”
Operator : “About 45 minutes Sir, but if you can’t wait you can always come and collect it on your White Tazz ….”
Customer: “What!”
Operator : “According to the details in the system, you own a Toyota Tazz, … registration number NHR 257 GP …..”
Customer: ” *’!^ *%^*%^*”
Operator : “Better watch your language Sir. Remember on the 15th July 1987? You were convicted for using abusive language to a policeman. I need not tell you what happened to you at Sun City Prison”
Customer: [Speechless]
Operator : “Is there anything else Sir?”
Customer: “Nothing …… by the way … aren’t you giving me those 3 free bottles of cola as advertised?”
Operator : “We normally would Sir, but based on your records you’re also diabetic … ”
Customer: “Please cancel the order, my wife will have to cook ….”
Wow Carol, is that your humble little home on that snowy white picture?
It looks very cold, glad i’m in sunny South-Africa.
Several Togolese footballers, in Angola for the African Nations Cup, were injured, some seriously, when their team bus was fired on with machine guns, French Infosport television reported Friday.
The sports channel said the bus was fired on as the team travelled through the politically unstable Cabinda region bordering Congo.
“Two players have been injured,” one player, Thomas Dossevi, told Infosport, which later reported that several players had been seriously hurt.
Contacted by AFP reporters in Angola, organisers of the event said the team bus had simply burst a tyre, causing panic among those inside. After a second enquiry, organisers said they had no knowledge of the incident.
Welcome to Africa…………………….
Snoek, darem is dit nie so rof soos daar bo in Pakistan se omgewing nie.
Jy nou die dag gesien van daardie selfmoord bommer wat tussen die skare ingery het. Baie dood en hulle sit maar net en volleyball kyk. Siek lot daar. Laat Afrika na engeltjies lyk.
The Titans have beaten the Warriors in their MTN40 clash with only three balls in hand at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Sadly, the death of Makhaya Ntini’s international career seems inevitable as he went for 41 runs in six overs, although he claimed an early wicket.
The dangerous Albie Morkel (seven) was then bowled by Wayne Parnell, who is seemingly back to form ahead of a potential test debut next week
Hello manne.
GBS, jou probeer bel van die lughawe af, check mail.
Sien julle ouens RT-ouens later in SA, na die 21ste, op geleende pc hier by die doeanekantoor.
Gou n paar papierjoppies om uit te sort hierdie kant.
Intussen, hou die blog warm, ek gaan nou gou bietjie slaap, lang pad vanaf Calvinia na Incheon!
England is a beautiful country, it just need a roof.
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