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JAMES SEMPLE

Nickname: Semps

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1990

Place of Birth: Tauranga, New Zealand 

Secondary School Attended: Sacred Heart College, Auckland

Other: United - NZ National Diploma in Business


Coaching Career

Head Coach Rugby New York Ironworkers MLR 2023

Assistant Coach Black Ferns trial game 2022

Assistant Coach Blues Super Rugby Aupiki 2022

Head Coach Waikato FPC 2020-2022

Hamilton Old Boys Premier Men’s Head Coach 2020

Assistant Coach (player-coach) Utah Warriors MLR 2019

Assistant Coach Waikato FPC 2017-2018

Waikato NPC Kicking & Skills Coach

Coach Development Officer & Coach Educator for Waikato Rugby 2017-2018 

Coach Educator & Development Officer for Scotland Rugby 2015-2016


Playing Career

Utah Warriors MLR 2019 player-coach

Currie Rugby Club in the Scotland Premiership 2014-2016

Blues Super Rugby Development 2012

North Harbour NPC 2012-2013 (13 games)

Chiefs Super Rugby Development 2022

Counties Manukau NPC 2010-2011 (13 games)

New Zealand Universities 2010


Career High: winning championship with the Waikato FPC team which was the first time in the unions history

Career Low: realising I wasn't going to be an All Black, that's when I changed my goal to becoming the Coach of the All Blacks

Accolades: back to back NZ rugby coach of the year nominations 2020 and 2021. World Rugby level 3 coach and world rugby coach educator 


Goals and Aspirations

Rugby:

  • Full-time coaching job in Japan 2026
  • Scotland Rugby Assistant Coach 2030
  • Super Rugby Head Coach 2033
  • All Blacks Head Coach 2026

Non-rugby:

  • Be involved with a business as a silent partner
  • Side hustle project to generate passive income
  • Consultant to a non-sports business working with their team & upper management to get the best out of them
  • Have a property in a hotpot that I run as an air Bnb


Interests

Travel and experiencing new cultures

Foodie

Time with family and friends

Love watching and playing all sports

Exercising


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