Testimonials
Read about the experiences from coaches and players from around New Zealand and the world with these testimonials from IHPU attendees…
Takanobu Horikawa & Kouji Hata
Head Coach & Technical Coach
YAMAHA RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, JAPAN
Visited in 2008
“We wanted to know the reasons why Canterbury is a consistently strong team at the highest level. Fortunately we had the chance to visit Canterbury as part of the IHPU. Throughout our two weeks in Canterbury we learnt the reasons behind their strength.
We saw their successes as being based around “organisational ability, good people, clear targets, powerful passion and enjoying life”. Of course this is backed up with good staff, coaches and players. It was a great experience for us. Everybody was very kind to us in Canterbury. We thought that this kindness was one of their real strengths.
We wanted to make our team stronger through this experience and transfer what we have learnt in Canterbury to our own style at Yamaha. It was good to stay and learn as part of the IHPU in Canterbury. We want to visit again!”
