South Africa: Jackie Kriel Gallagher High Performance Academy is next step in former Springboks Women Star’s rugby career Jackie Kriel started her sporting life as a physiotherapist, but it’s as a full-time rugby coach that she now aims to make her mark. Kriel was working as a physiotherapist for a women’s rugby team when the coach suggested that she might like to start playing the sport. It was a suggestion that led to Kriel representing her country on the international Sevens circuit and sparked her interest in moving into coaching herself when she stopped playing. Kriel is now backs...

South Africa: Jackie Kriel Gallagher High Performance Academy is next step in former Springboks Women Star’s rugby career Jackie Kriel started her sporting life as a physiotherapist, but it’s as a full-time rugby coach that she now aims to make her mark. Kriel was working as a physiotherapist for a women’s rugby team when the coach suggested that she might like to start playing the sport. It was a suggestion that led to Kriel representing her country on the international Sevens circuit and sparked her interest in moving into coaching herself when she stopped playing. Kriel is now backs...