The International Rugby Academy is exceptionally proud to have contributed to the development of 94 international players and coaches. Many more have represented at national schoolboy and U20 levels.
Players who have graduated include 19 All Blacks and 2 Wallabies.
Ardie Savea
Advanced Players Course 2009

TJ Perenara
Advanced Players Course 2008

Israel Dagg
Advanced Players Course 2006

James Slipper
High Performance Player Course 2010

Codie Taylor
Advanced Players Course in 2008

Dick Muir

The following is a list of some of the players that have graduated from the International Rugby Academy and gone on to attain international status in rugby.
YEAR | PLAYERS | COUNTRY |
’02 | RUDI WULF | NZL |
’02 | FABIO ONGARO | ITA |
’02 | ANTHONY PERENISE | SAM |
’03 | TODD CLEVER | USA |
’03 | JASON EATON | NZL |
’03 | YASUNORI WATANABE | JAP |
’04 | TYSON MEEK | USA |
’04 | NICK ABENDANON | ENG |
’04 | ANTHONY BORIC | NZL |
’04 | MICHAEL CUSACK | SCO |
’04 | JAMIE HELLEUR | SAM |
’04 | JEMERY THRUSH | NZL |
’04 | DANIEL SNEE | ESP |
’04 | CORY JANE | NZL |
’04 | TOM YOUNGS | ENG |
’04 | SHOJI ITO | JAP |
’05 | TOSHI PALAMEU | USA |
’05 | ANDREW RYLAND | USA |
’05 | LOUIS STANFILL | USA |
’05 | TOMASI PALU | TGA |
’05 | EZRA TAYLOR | SAM |
’05 | ALBY MATHEWSON | NZL |
’05 | NICK JOHNSON | USA |
’05 | FETU’U VAINIKOLO | TGA |
’06 | ISRAEL DAGG | NZL |
’06 | MIKE HARRIS | AUS |
’06 | MIARCIA A PARASCHIV | ROM |
’06 | FRANCOIS STEYN | RSA |
’06 | INAKI BASAURI | USA |
’06 | TAYLOR MOKATE | USA |
’06 | SCOTT LAVALLA | USA |
’06 | PHILIP MACKENZIE | CAN |
’06 | DAVON RAUBENHEIMER | RSA |
’07 | CHARLIE FAUMUINA | NZL |
’07 | LATU TALAKAI | TGA |
’07 | JAYDEN HAYWARD | ITA |
’07 | FRANCOIS VENTER | RSA |
’07 | MIKE PETRIE | USA |
’07 | JULIAN SAVEA | NZL |
’07 | SHAWN PITTMAN | USA |
’07 | JAMES KING | USA |
’07 | NEMIA SOQETA | FIJ |
’08 | JACKSON HEMOPO | NZL |
’08 | DOMINIC BIRD | NZL |
’08 | CAM DOLAN | USA |
’08 | KEVIN SWIRYN | USA |
’08 | CODIE TAYLOR | NZL |
’08 | TJ PERENARA | NZL |
’08 | AARON CRUDEN | NZL |
’08 | MANUEL GURRUCHA | CHI |
’08 | JACK CUTHBERT | SCO |
’09 | JAKE SCHATZ | AUS |
’09 | ARDIE SAVEA | NZL |
’09 | LIAM SQUIRE | NZL |
’09 | JAMES SLIPPER | AUS |
’09 | ASHLEE JOHNSON | RSA |
’09 | BEUKES CREMER | BRA |
’09 | TEVITA TAUFUI | TGA |
’09 | TJ IOANE | SAM |
’10 | ALAN MACGINTY | USA |
’10 | BRANDON NANSEN | SAM |
’10 | DANIEL BAKER | WAL |
’11 | OFA TU’UNGAFASI | NZL |
’11 | AFA TAULI | ESP |
’11 | MICHAEL FALEAFA | TGA |
’12 | MALEKO LATU | TGA |
’12 | NIL BARO | ESP |
’12 | MASATAKA MIKAMI | JAP |
’12 | CHRISTOPHER NAMANI | PNG |
’12 | ROPETI LAFO | SAM |
’12 | VAEA FIFITA | NZL |
’12 | OTULEA KATOA | TGA |
’13 | MATTHIAS SCHOSSER | GER |
’13 | CHRIS VUI | SAM |
’13 | SIEGFRIED FISIIHOI | TGA |
’14 | CHRISTOPHER MAIZE | HKG |
’14 | ASAFO AUMUA | NZL |
’19 | JAMASON FA’ANANA SCHULTZ | USA |
YEAR | COACHES | COUNTRY |
’02 | BILL LE CLERC | USA |
’03 | PHIL DAVIES | NAM |
’03 | MARK BAKEWELL | TGA |
’04 | MARIO BARANDIARAN | ARG |
’05 | MILAN YELAVICH | CRO |
’05 | SHAUN EDWARDS | WAL |
’06 | IAN PEEL | ENG |
’06 | CHESTER WILLIAMS | UGA |
’07 | DICK MUIR | RSA |
’07 | KINGSLEY JONES | RUS |
’09 | STEFAN LOURENS | ISR |
’11 | MATT TAYLOR | SCO |
’11 | CHRIS GIBBES | GEO |
’11 | SAM-YOUNG JUNG | KOR |
’12 | MATT SHERRATT | WAL |
’14 | JUDE RAMPANGAJOUW | MAS |