Andy Gibson
UOW Crusaders Global Rugby, Program Head Coach
Andy comes into this role with an extensive coaching history within the Canterbury Region. He has recently filled Head Coach roles at Christchurch Boys’ High School and the Canterbury B side after two seasons as defence coach. Andy has been an assistant coach for the Crusader Junior XV for the past 5 seasons, responsible for backline attack through to team attack. He has been a significant contributor to the positive learning experiences for the young men in this program, notably the 2021 "learn to fly" campaign.
In 2018 he was also involved with the successful Crusader Development side under Joe Maddock and Nathan Mauger and has been the lead coach for midfield position-specific group training during the pre-season for the Crusaders Academy.
Andy’s wide range of experiences holding multiple coaching profiles in several environments within our Crusader setup has set him up to make an extensive impact on the UOW Global Rugby Program athletes and the program as a whole.