Jason Mclean - Head Coach

Jason ‘Fritter’ Mclean is back for a fourth year as head coach for our Premiers in 2021. Fritter has been a part of the club now since 2017, appearing in two Gallaher Shield finals, winner as Assistant in 2017 and runner up in 2018 as Head Coach.

Last year Fritter was announced as head coach of the New Zealand Universities team. The team toured to Christchurch in 2020 after a cancelled tour to Japan due to Covid, plans to tour this year are in the works and we're looking forward to see whats in store for the NZU squad and our AURFC representatives in this prestigious group. Furthermore, Fritter was Auckland U18A head coach in 2017. He coached Varsity 7s to be Auckland Champs in 2017. He has been U19A forwards coach in 2018 and 2019. Fritter has completed all NZRU level courses and also has been one of the invited guest coaches to the set piece/scrum camp for New Zealand U20s. 

Fritter has an absolute passion for the game and for his players here at Varsity. Fritter is downright expert at scrum time clocking up, some say, millions of hours in the saddle and now as a scrum coach. We are lucky to have someone that puts in so much time and effort into a cause he cares so much about. Looking forward to 2020.  ​​​​​​​

Kameli Delana – Assistant Coach

AURFC are lucky to have a coach like Kameli ‘Kams’ Delana assistant and backs coach for 2021. Kams has been coach at Varsity through U20s (16 – 17), Premier Development (2018) and Varsity 7s. He has also coached at age grade representative level throughout Auckland for the past 6 years. Kameli is Head Coach of the Kings College 7s team that finished 2^nd at the 2019 and 5th at Condor 7s Nationals. Kams is also coach of the Fijian Schools 7s team. He has only recently finished playing where he was a stand out in the Varsity 7s Championship winning team in 2017.​​​​​​​

Kams has completed his Level 2 coaching course and working his way through all relevant NZRU coach courses upskilling himself. Kams has expert technical knowledge of every skill, full of games and will facilitate an enjoyable training session every time.

Blair Gordon – Assistant Coach

AURFC are stoked to have such a dedicated forwards coach back on board in Blair Gordon for 2021. Blair has been a part of the Premier coaching set up since 2018, prior to this being involved with Premier Development. He found himself swiftly move into the Premier coaching group due to his superior knowledge of the breakdown, set piece and an absolute will to learn and share that knowledge with our players and other coaches.​​​​​​​

Blair was previously involved with Linwood Rugby Club Premiers in Christchurch in 2016 and prior to that was a Rugby Development Officer in Barcelona. Blair has completed his World Rugby Level 2 course and is always looking to sit coach development courses at every opportunity. Blair has time for everybody and we look forward to seeing where his coaching passion will take him.