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Ben Avent Head Coach – didi Rugby Leicestershire
ben.avent@didirugby.com

A product of John Cleveland College and Leicester Tigers Academy Ben has been a prominent member of Didi Rugby since it began in June 2015. Currently Ben is a Head Coach in the Leicestershire area and has recently delivered the Successful summer camp program.

Ben has lots of experience of National League rugby and is currently playing for Hinckley RFC in National League 2 North alongside completing his RFU level 2 qualifications.

Ben has a vast amount of experience in working with young people and was recently head of both year 9 and 10 at Redmoor Academy Hinckley.

“Didi Rugby is a fantastic way for young people to become involved in exercise. As well as teaching youngsters the key values of team work, respect and improving their core skills from an early age. The progress of the young people participating in the Didi program has been outstanding.”

“Rugby has been such a huge part of my life, kept me healthy, active and its core values have definitely help shape me into the person I am today,” she said.

“We know that as a team we can combine our skills to provide quality and inspirational sessions to all our didi stars.

“We’re so excited to launching didi rugby in our local area. After coaching with didi rugby at Crewe & Nantwich for the last three months, we’ve seen what a difference a consistent, fun and structured activity class like didi can have on children’s development. We can’t wait to get started.”

Contact Katie Heirene –
katie.h@didirugby.com

Katie Heirene – didi Rugby Crewe, Nantwich and Chester

Katie Heirene is Head coach at didi rugby Crewe, Nantwich and Chester, mum to two crazy boys and a player at Crewe and Nantwich RUFC – and she couldn’t be more passionate about inspiring more kids to play this amazing sport!

After playing many different sports throughout her childhood Katie finally took up rugby at University and has gone on to play at Championship and County level and still pulls on the black and white jersey for Crewe and Nantwich each Sunday! Katie is a RFU Level 2 qualified coach and throughout these years Katie has coached tag in primary schools and supported the youth sections at the various clubs shes played for and currently Coaches the U6s and U7s squad at Crewe and Nantwich RUFC.

“Seeing the benefits first hand; not just in myself but in my boys; of leading a healthy and active lifestyle and seeing the tremendous confidence and self esteem being part of a team can bring you is my driver for getting more kids active! The sooner this becomes second nature to kids the better, and it’s my dream to see the kids who join didi rugby go on to play for their local sports teams.”

Contact Emma Cutress – 07730 596663
emma.cutress@didirugby.com

Contact Pete Cutress – pete.cutress@didirugby.com

Emma and Peter Cutress Head Coaches – didi Rugby North Yorkshire and East Riding

“Having an older brother and a sports-loving father, much of my childhood and teenage years was spent on the sidelines cheering on one or the other; whether it was a cold wet winter morning next to a football or rugby pitch or a sunny summer afternoon ducking low flying cricket balls, sport played a large part in my early years. It was always great to see sport bringing people together and, certainly in our community, being a real family affair. It is really important to me that our children appreciate the benefits of an active healthy lifestyle and the best way to demonstrate this is of course by following one ourselves. I am a keen runner, finally (and gently!) getting back into the groove 11 months after the birth of our second child whilst the whole family love to walk and swim as much as possible.

Contact Gary Street
gary.street@didirugby.com
Gary Street Head Coach – didi Rugby Twickenham

Gary Street is the most successful England rugby coach of all time. As head coach of the England Women’s team from 2007, Gary led them to a glorious World Cup victory on France in 2014. A 21-9 win in the final against Canada saw England crowned as the best team in the world. With him in charge, England also won five Six Nations titles on the bounce, four Nations Cups and four European Cups. That success earned Gary numerous awards and a nomination for BBC Sport Personality of the Year while his side were winning the Team of the Year at the same high-profile event.

Developing Player Programme

Since leaving his post with the national team, he helped coach Aylesford Bulls to a league and cup double in 2016/17 and that side is now playing under the Harlequins banner in the inaugural Tyrrells Women’s Premier XVs. As part of an extended role with Quins, Gary is Academy Coach Development officer for the club working with coaches in the Developing Player Programme. With the development of young players having always been close to his heart, Gary says he is delighted to be associated with a business that has been launched to do just that.

“I am really proud to have become an ambassador for didi Rugby, It is fun and entertaining and a great way to get kids active in the sport. “Everyone should have didi Rugby in their lives!”

Contact Jonathon Palmer
jonathon.palmer@didirugby.com
Jonathon Palmer

Jonathan is married and a father of four Children. Jonathan moved to Isleworth after being a student at West London Institute (Now part of Brunel University) in St Margarets, Twickenham.

Jonathan is passionate about the welfare of children and for his 40th Birthday floated down the river Thames in a lorry inner tube for The Shooting Stars Children’s Hospice in Hampton.

Jonathan was introduced to Vicky the founder of Didi Rugby and was so inspired by what Vicky had created that he took on a franchise with Andrew and Gary to bring Didi Rugby to the Twickenham and Richmond area.