IRANZ is extremely proud to have contributed to the development of 19 Graduates to push on and represent the All Blacks.
Each of these players graduated from one of our Player Courses, as shown below:
Please browse the album above to see some photos of these players attending their respective IRANZ Courses at the Sport & Rugby Institute in Palmerston North.
Asafo Aumua, Advanced Players Course 2014
Vaea Fifita, High Performance Players Course 2012
Ofa Tu’ungafasi, High Performance Players Course 2011
Ardie Savea, Advanced Players Course 2009
Liam Squire, Advanced Players Course 2009
Dominic Bird, Advanced Players Course 2008
Aaron Cruden, High Performance Players Course 2008
Jackson Hemopo, Intermediate Players Course 2008
TJ Perenara, Advanced Players Course 2008
Codie Taylor, Advanced Players Course, 2008
Charlie Faumuina, High Performance Players Course 2007
Julian Savea, Advanced Players Course 2007
Israel Dagg, Advanced Players Course 2006
Alby Mathewson, High Performance Players Course 2005
Anthony Boric, High Performance Players Course 2004
Jeremy Thrush, High Performance Players Course 2004
Cory Jane, High Performance Players Course 2004
Jason Eaton, High Performance Players Course 2003
Rudi Wulf, High Performance Players Course 2002
The names above not only represent great All Blacks, but some of the most recognised and influential players in World Rugby today.
These names also make up a significant portion of all the IRANZ Graduates to attend the Academy and then push on to attain International status in rugby – a list which now amassesses a whopping 93 players and coaches.
| 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 |
| 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 |
