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High Performance Advisor
Our work
Photo: Courtesy Rugby Australia
RUGBY AUSTRALIA
As the former Wallabies General Manager, Chris led and managed the Wallabies off the field in the international test match rugby arena until after Rugby World Cup 2023.
Chris returned to Rugby Australia and the Wallabies in 2020, after more than a decade, having led operations with the Waratahs, the Western Force and Equestrian Australia, as well as advising the Japan Rugby Football Union.
Working with Dave Rennie and then Eddie Jones again, developing and fostering a new generation of Wallabies through to Rugby World Cup in 2023. .
JAPAN RUGBY
Chris advised the Japan Super Rugby Association (JSRA) and the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU). He helped develop high performance programs for the Sunwolves (Super Rugby) and the Brave Blossoms -the Japanese National Team. This included three seasons in Super Rugby and a stellar Rugby World Cup campaign in 2019.
Under the auspices of the JRFU, Chris provided advice and direction for high-performance, operational structures, finance and corporate governance frameworks for the JRFU & the JSRA. He has also led stakeholder liaison on behalf of both organisations.
Chris continued his work in Japan with the Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo Rugby Club a Japanese League One team, providing high performance advice and foreign player and staff recruitment and contracting. Working alongside Todd Blackadder the club were successful as League One Champions in 2024.
Photo: Courtesy Toshiba Brave Lupus Tokyo
Photo: Courtesy of Equestrian Australia
EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA
Equestrian Australia is the peak national organisation that manages the strategic direction of equestrian sport in this country. In conjunction with the Australian Institute of Sport & Sport Australia, Chris leads their elite High-Performance program.
As an Australian Olympic Team Leader and as the Chef de Mission for the Australian Equestrian Team, Chris has led the team to multiple medals in Rio, Tokyo and Paris.
Our riders and horses live and compete all over the world across seven disciplines which requires sophisticated and comprehensive oversight, logistics, operational and management systems.
