Jason Ryan

Just a decade ago, Ryan was West Coast assistant coach and a drilling and mining equipment salesman before Scott Robertson gave him his big break.

At one point, he gave doctors phone numbers for his loved ones in case he took a turn for the worse. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. “Great scrum coach, that's his greatest strength, and around the rest of the game around the forwards and the lineout. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. “He's tight, on and off the field, with the players and they respect him and he gets the best out of them. But while his career has been inextricably linked to Robertson’s, Ryan can work with others.