A native of Worcester, U.K., Adrian has worked in a professional sporting environment for more than a decade.
After a rugby playing career, which involved stints at Premiership, Championship and All Ireland League sides as well as captaining Ireland at the junior international level, Adrian was diagnosed with a career-ending fracture in his neck. While playing rugby in Ireland, Adrian had studied a degree in sport science and business, which led him into his second career as a strength and conditioning coach.
Since retiring from rugby, Adrian has worked in the English Championship (rugby) as a head of strength and conditioning as well as with one of British Tennis’s High Performance Centres. Adrian joined the Varsity Blues staff in 2011 after emigrating to Toronto with his Canadian wife.
In his role with the Blues, Adrian has worked to develop a strength & conditioning department that delivers integrated support to 500+ varsity athletes and has also been the lead organizer of the Toronto International Strength & Conditioning Conference since 2015. Alongside his work with our Varsity Blues athletes, Adrian and the strength & conditioning staff work with a select group of elite athlete clients from MLB, CFL, NHL and numerous Olympic athletes and have developed a thriving academy program for talented youth athletes looking for strength and conditioning support.
