Kaya Brown

Career Objective:
To be actively involved with marketing, promoting & developing Rugby within Colombia.
Highest Level Played:
NSW Junior Rugby Union Representative Australia
Languages Spoken:
Native English Speaker Pre-Intermediate Spanish
Current Club:
Barbarians Rugby Club, Bogota, Colombia
Position:
Head Coach at Colegio Anglo Colombiano, Bogotá – (Nov 2017 – Present)
Technical Committee – Barbarians (2017)
Head Coach – Under 13’s, 15’s & 18’s Barbarians (2017) Head Coach – Under 16’s Barbarians (2016)
Head Coach Cancerberos Womens (2016)
Head Coach Selection Bogota Under 16’s(2015/2016) Head Coach – Under 13’s, 15’s Barbarians (2014/2015)

Personal Overview:
I am an Australian National with over 45 years of playing experience, I have a great passion for rugby & first started playing at 5 years of age for Coogee JRFC in Sydney, NSW Australia.
After 5 years the club decided to divide its junior teams & a new club was formed, I then went on to play for South Coogee JRFC where I remained throughout my youth.
I qualified & was selected to play representative rugby for NSW Juniors on several occasions, later in my career I went on to play in the Sub Division Rugby Competition for Lidcombe Rugby Club & Oatley Rugby Club.
Wanting to take my rugby to a new level & continue in a family tradition I returned to Coogee where I grew up & tried out for Randwick DRUFC, I made my debut for Randwick 2nd Grade at 32 years of age after being selected from around 300 players.
In 2005 I made my first of many trips to Argentina where I met with many rugby teams & clubs who showed interest in having me as part of their coaching staff but my playing days were not over, I was asked to play for Jockey Club in Cordoba, Argentina & played for ACV Rugby Club in Cordoba, Argentina.
I continued to travel back & forth from Australia to Argentina, assisting coaching staff & playing.
In 2008 I lived in Caracas, Venezuela where I assisted the coaching staff in developing rugby at Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) before heading back to Sydney, Australia at the end of 2009.

Achievements in Rugby:
Several Premiership Championships Runners Up in several tournaments Schoolboy Best & Fairest
Highest Point Scorer & Try Scorer Captain of the Schoolboy Rugby Team
Coaching Ethics & Beliefs:
Making learning rugby fun and challenging with passion Keeping it simple is what wins games & championships
Position: Utility Player
Training & Development:
IRB – Rugby Ready Programme Certificate
World Rugby – Introduction to Coaching Certificate (Level 1) World Rugby – Key Factor Analysis Certificate
World Rugby – Functional Role Analysis Certificate
World Rugby – Strength & Conditioning Pre-Level 1 Certificate World Rugby – Strength & Conditioning Pre-Level 2 Certificate Open 2 Study – Sports & Recreation Management Certificate World Rugby – Coaching Children Certificate
World Rugby – Rugby Ready Programme Certificate
EduCare – Child Protection in Sport & Active Leisure Certificate St Johns Ambulance – First Aid Training Certificate
World Rugby – High Performance Certificate
World Rugby – Coaching Certificate Level 1 (15 ́s)
World Rugby – First Aid in Rugby
World Rugby – Concussion Management for the General Public World Rugby – Get Into Rugby Training Certificate

Coaching Experience:
January 2014:
Debuted as the coach for the Barbarians Under 14’s, entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7’s Rugby Tournament & won the tournament.
December 2014:
Special recognition coach award for Under 15’s Barbarians.
February 2015:
Coached two age categories for the Barbarians, Under 13’s & Under 15’s, entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7’s Rugby Tournament, won the Under 13’s category & were runners up in the Under 15’s category.
April 2015:
Commenced coaching for the Under 16’s Selection Bogota Rugby Team.
May 2015:
Entered my Under 15’s Barbarians in the ERRI 10’s Rugby Tournament in Bogota, we won all our group games & went on to win the tournament.
August 2015:
Coached the Under 16’s Selection Bogotá team & entered the regional tournament held in Bucaramanga, Norte Santander, placed 3rd in the country.
January 2016:
Commenced coaching the Cancerberos women’s Rugby Team in Bogotá.
February 2016:
Cancerberos hosted a beach rugby tournament where they were placed 2nd in the tournament, the first placing they have had in over 5 years of competing.
February 2016:
Coached two age categories for the Barbarians, Under 13`s & Under 15`s, entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7`s Rugby Tournament, won both age categories.

June 2016:
Coached the Under 16’s Barbarians & entered the Liga de Bogotá 7’s Rugby Championship & won the tournament.
July 2016:
Coached the Under 16’s Selection Bogotá team & entered the regional tournament held in Cúcuta, Norte Santander, placed 4th in the country.
July 2016:
Cancerberos hosted the second beach Rugby Tournament for this year & placed 2nd.
July 2016:
Entered the Cancerberos in the 7’s Rugby Summer Festival were they competed with 12 teams & came 3rd place in the Copa de Oro.
August 2016:
Entered the Cancerberos in the 7’s Rugby Tournament held in Granada, Meta “La Cosecha” were they competed with 7 teams & came 1st.
November 2016:
Coached the Under 16’s Barbarians & entered the Liga de Bogotá 7’s Rugby Championship & won the tournament.
December 2016:
Special recognition coach award for Under 16’s Barbarians.
February 2017:
Entered an Under 18’s team in the annual Beach Rugby 7’s tournament at Simon Bolivar Park & won the tournament.
March 2017:
Coached three age categories for the Barbarians, Under 13`s, Under 15 ́s & Under 18`s, entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7`s Rugby Tournament, Under 13 ́s placed 2nd, Under 15 ́s won their age category whilst the Under 18 ́s placed 3rd.

May 2017:
Coached the Under 18’s Barbarians & entered the Liga de Bogotá 10’s Rugby Championship & placed 3rd
October 2017:
Coached the Under 17’s Barbarians & entered the Liga de Bogotá 7’s Rugby Championship & placed 2nd.
Coached the Under 19’s Barbarians & entered the Liga de Bogotá 10 ́s Rugby Championship & placed 3rd.
November 2017:
Commenced coaching at the Colegio Anglo Colombiano in Bogotá.
November 2018:
Coached the Under 13 ́s Colegio Anglo Colombiano & entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7 ́s Rugby Tournament & placed 2nd, the first time in the school ́s history they’ve won anything for this age category in Rugby.
November 2018:
Federation of Rugby Colombia – Special recognition coach of the month.
May 2019:
Coached the Under 13 ́s Colegio Anglo Colombiano mixted team & won the Bogotá British Schools Challenge for the first time in over 6 years.
November 2019:
Coached three age categories Under 13 ́s, 15’s & 18’s Colegio Anglo Colombiano & entered the Alex Bjoroy Memorial 7 ́s Rugby Tournament.
Under 18’s were runners up taking out 2nd place.

Other Achievements & Interests:
In November 2016 I created my own business importing rugby products from around the globe called Brown Global Rugby, setting up a one stop shop for all your rugby needs.
I have formed alliances with such companies as Gilbert Rugby, Rhino Rugby, Impact Rugby & manufacturing companies within the Asia Pacific Region.
Some of my clients here in Colombia are Colegio Gran Bretaña, Anglo Colombiano, Bosques de Sherwood, Gimnasio Moderno, Liceo Francés Louis Pasteur, Federation of Rugby Colombia.