Meet The Coach
Nick Fish
Specialist Scrum Coach
I'm Nick Fish — a WRU Level 4 Coach with 15 years of scrum coaching experience.
Right now, I'm an Academy Forwards Coach with the Welsh Rugby Union, Scrum Coach RGC Senior Team. Previously I have been Forwards Coach at Aberavon RFC (Super Rugby Cymru), Scrum Coach Cardiff University (BUCS Super Rugby). My previous coaching journey includes roles as Scrum Coach for Cardiff Regional Age Grade & Academy, Cardiff RFC, and Forwards Coach at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
For me, the scrum isn't just part of the game — it is the game. Scrum has been my passion ever since I was able to pick up a rugby ball. While others loved passing and kicking, I fell in love with the contest up front. A neck injury ended my playing career at 21, but it only sharpened my drive to develop others and provide the tools to excel in the scrum.
That's why everything I do is built on the 3 S's: Safe, Strong, Stable.
Coaching Journey
Academy Forwards Coach — WRU (RGC)
Scrum Coach — RGC Senior Team
Forwards Coach — Aberavon RFC (Super Rugby Cymru)
Scrum Coach — Cardiff University (BUCS Super Rugby)
Scrum Coach — Cardiff Regional Age Grade & Academy
Scrum Coach — Cardiff RFC
Forwards Coach — Cardiff Metropolitan University
Coaching Team
Luke Matthews
Mental Skills Coach
Luke leads our IRON MINDS Mental Skills Sessions, bringing elite-level expertise in performance psychology to our environment. A Mental Skills Coach, Sport Psychologist in Training and PhD researcher working across university and elite sport environments. He supports athletes, coaches, teams, and performance organisations to navigate the psychological demands of performance, development, and wellbeing. Luke is particularly interested in how the environments around people – their stressors, relationships, and cultures – shape how they perform and feel over time.
Justin Ludwig
Lead Coach - IronBull Scrum Club USA
Former Director of Operations, Men's Rugby – Lindenwood University. Based in St. Louis, Justin will lead and develop the IronBull programme in the US as we continue building a high-performance environment focused on delivering elite scrum development. Former Cardiff Met University player and current St Louis Bombers RFC
Nick Fish
Founder
WRU Level 4 Coach with 15 years of specialist scrum coaching experience. Currently Academy Forwards Coach with the Welsh Rugby Union (RGC). Previous roles include Forwards Coach at Aberavon RFC, Scrum Coach at Cardiff University (BUCS Super Rugby), and Cardiff Regional Age Grade & Academy.
nick@ironbullsc.co.uk