Phil Healey Explained

Phil Healey
Birth Name:Phil Healey
Birth Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
Coachteams1:Counties Manukau (Head Strength & Conditioning)
Coachteams2:Chiefs (Head Strength & Conditioning)
Coachteams3:Glasgow Warriors (Head Strength & Conditioning)
Coachteams4:Blues
Coachyears1:2003–08
Coachyears2:2008–17
Coachyears3:2017–18
Coachyears4:2018-
School:Pukekohe High School

Phil Healey is a rugby union strength and conditioning coach with the Blues in Auckland, having previously been with Glasgow Warriors. He joined the Glasgow side for the 2017–18 season. Before he was with Glasgow he was previously a strength and conditioning coach for the Chiefs in New Zealand.[1]

Rugby union coaching career

Healey was the head strength and conditioning coach for Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union from 2003 until 2008.[2]

He then joined the Chiefs in 2008 and stayed there until 2017.[3] In 2016 the Chief's Head Coach, Dave Rennie, credited part of the team's success to the strength and conditioning work by Healey and his team.[4] During Healey's time at the Chief's Waikato University's Sport and Leisure Studies students worked as interns with him.[5]

He joined Glasgow Warriors for the 2017–18 season along with Dave Rennie.[6]

On 23 October 2018 it was announced that Healey would leave Glasgow Warriors for personal reasons to return home to New Zealand. He will take up a position with The Blues in Auckland.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club Staff - Glasgow Warriors. Glasgowwarriors.org. 31 August 2017.
  2. Web site: News – Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union. 72DPI Limited -. www.72dpi.co.nz. Steelers.co.nz.
  3. Web site: STATSports – Behind The Science With Phil Healey – Head S&C Coach, Chiefs Rugby. Statsports.com.
  4. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11616163 Rugby: Rennie receiving plenty of help from his friends
  5. http://fitnessjournal.co.nz/a-winning-partnership/ A winning partnership
  6. Web site: Warriors confirm rugby support staff for new season – Glasgow Warriors. Glasgowwarriors.org.
  7. Web site: Alainu'uese finalises Toulon move.