Term 3 2025’s Guest Coaches and Speakers

Throughout our programme in our last Term 3 block, we invited a range of world-class guest coaches and performance specialists to work with our girls. Each brought their own experience, insight, and energy in helping players grow.

During our first term, players had the opportunity to learn from:

• Alex Wallace – Sale Sharks, Scotland 15s

• Carmella Morrall – Loughborough Lightning, England U20s

• Bianca Farella – 2× Olympian, World Cup Silver Medalist

• Brad Janes – Dragons, UAE 15s

• Jonny Harris – Dragons, Ulster, UAE 15s

• James Mitchell – England U16, U18, U20, Championship & Premiership

• Will & Angel Portugal / Virginia Maria Macedo – Elite combat trainers

• Epeli Davetawalu – Fiji U19, 20s & UAE 7s, 15s

• Tim Westwood – Head of Nottingham University Women’s Rugby

• Brad Mant – Performance Nutritionist

• Mike Lowrey – Performance Mindset Coach

• Abbie Brown – 2× Olympian, England Red Rose, Commonwealth Games Bronze Medalist

• Benji John – Elite Rugby Scholars Scout

  
  

Each guest brought something unique, from technical skills and tactical awareness to nutrition, psychology, and mental resilience. These sessions didn’t just enhance performance but they also opened doors to new opportunities! We were proud to have such incredible figures supporting our mission to evolve the female game in the UAE.