Left to Right - Kerry Kururangi, John Hornal, Rex Kerr, David King, Evan Crawford

Rex Kerr

With the development of the five rugby franchises in New Zealand, the then Central Regions Schools Rugby Council in 2000 became known as the Hurricanes Secondary Schools Rugby Council and Rex Kerr in 2002, at a time when he was Principal of Otaki College, was appointed as its Chairman. When that body was dissolved to merge with the Hurricanes JAB and renamed the Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council, Rex was, additional to being instrumental in leading the merger, appointed as its inaugural Chairman, a position he held until resigning in 2012.

Additional to his roles and leadership of the aforementioned bodies, Rex has been heavily involved in the activities of the NZ Schools Rugby Council as a Council member from 1982-2011; Manager of the National Schools Team in 1986 and 1987, Secretary from 1987-1989 and Chairman 1990-1995; this contribution being recognised by his Life Membership of that body in 1996.

John Hornal

John is the Council's Immediate Past President, current President of the New Zealand Schools' Rugby Union Inc. and current Secretary of the Wellington Secondary Schools' Rugby Union Inc.

As the Executive Director of College Sport Wellington for 27 years, he has been at the helm during a time when rugby in New Zealand has undergone significant change, from being purely amateur, to becoming professional. A Founding Applicant of the Council, John continues to be a strong advocate for the development of local rugby talent for the Hurricanes region.

David King

A Founding Applicant of the Council, David taught at Wellington College for 13 years and then went into Rugby Coaching and Development full time, completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Management at Massey University and an International Rugby Board Coach Educator qualification. During this time Dave spent some time in Wales coaching rugby and then returned to Wellington to work with Wellington Rugby for 13 years coordinating and running their player and coach development programmes and managing their development staff.

A Representative Coach and Hurricanes Regional Selector, David has an in-depth understanding of the rugby development pathway and has been instrumental in growing youth rugby in the Hurricanes region.

Kerry Kururangi

From Potaka on the East Coast, Kerry has been involved in various community organisations, including local marae, Mäori Women's Welfare League, Junior Rugby, TAG rugby, kohanga reo and school Board of Trustees.

A Founding Applicant of the Council and former Secretary to the Council's Executive Board, Kerry has been heavily involved in supporting Ngati Porou East Coast Rugby over many years.

Evan Crawford

A former Coach of the New Zealand Secondary Schools' team and teacher at St. John's College in Hastings, Evan established the Rugby Academy at Manawatu Rugby and was Development Manager for New Zealand Rugby before being appointed as Head Coach of Portugal in 1999, until September 2001. During this time he increased the results of the Portuguese side, improving his standings in the IRB World ranking from 33 to 15.

Evan was Head of Coaching Development at the RFU, in Twickenham, England, before returning to New Zealand where he was appointed as High Performance Manager at the Wellington Rugby Football Union. Many past and present Hurricanes players have been involved in development programmes provided by Evan.