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Niamh Tinman

We are pleased to announce SW7 Academy's newest team member, Client Success Manager and Performance Coach, Niamh Tinman.
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my story

Niamh Tinman

Niamh has an MSc in Strength &Conditioning and has experience coaching across a range of different sports. Asan athlete, Niamh has competed at regional and national levels in both rugby and football.

Qualifications include the completion of an undergraduate degree in 2020, and subsequent postgraduate in 2023. Alongside studies Niamh has further undergone qualifications such as WRU Level 2 Coach and UEFA FAW B Licence Coach.

Playing at high levels of rugby and football has allowed Niamh to gain an expansive knowledge of the game, which has subsequently aided in creating specific programming surrounding rehabilitation and development for players.

As a female athlete and coach, Niamh’s focus has always been around the development of female sport, and those who compete across different sports and levels. Niamh's also shares a passion for creating and making high-performance resources accessible for all female players that want to excel within their chosen sport.

As a coach, Niamh has worked with teams such as Cardiff Rugby, Bath College, Yeovil Women FC, Wales Women’s National Team, Coley Y Cymoedd.

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Meet the coaches

Meet the people behind sw7 academy

Sam Warburton

Key credentials
Sam is a former international rugby union player, who represented and captained Cardiff Rugby, Wales, and the British and Irish Lions on two tours remaining undefeated as a test series captain (2013 & 2017)

Josh Davies

Key credentials
Josh founded SW7 Academy alongside Sam in 2019 with the aim of helping to develop as many athletes as possible.

Chris Tombs

Key credentials
Chris is highly experienced performance coach, with a combination of coaching and management skills, functioning effectively as a coach or performance director across a range of sports and continents over the last 28 years.

Ben Warburton

Key credentials
Ben is the physio here at SW7 Academy. He has over 12 years in a professional physio roles across various sports and also holds seminars showing taping techniques to other physio therapists.
meet the coaches
meet the coaches
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meet the coaches

Meet the people behind sw7 academy

Sam Warburton

Key credentials
Sam is a former international rugby union player, who represented and captained Cardiff Rugby, Wales, and the British and Irish Lions on two tours remaining undefeated as a test series captain (2013 & 2017)

Josh Davies

Key credentials
Josh founded SW7 Academy alongside Sam in 2019 with the aim of helping to develop as many athletes as possible.

Chris Tombs

Key credentials
Chris is highly experienced performance coach, with a combination of coaching and management skills, functioning effectively as a coach or performance director across a range of sports and continents over the last 28 years.

Ben Warburton

Key credentials
Ben is the physio here at SW7 Academy. He has over 12 years in a professional physio roles across various sports and also holds seminars showing taping techniques to other physio therapists.