Jimmy Stonehouse
James Stonehouse is a South African rugby union coach who is the head coach of the.
Rugby union
Early career
As a player, Stonehouse played hooker for. During his playing days, he was also a teacher at Hoërskool Ermelo between 1984 and 1997 and achieved success coaching their first team, guiding them to the Quarter Finals of the Director's Trophy in 1992 and to the Semi-Finals of the same competition in 1993. He was also the coach of the 's Craven Week side from 1990 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1997.He joined Pretoria-based secondary school Hoërskool Waterkloof as their Director of Rugby from the start of 1998, guiding them to the high school championship in 2003, the first time in 12 years. He also coached the ' Craven Week team in 2003 and 2004.
During this time, he also coached the Russia Under-19 team that participated at the FIRA European U19 Tournament in France, guiding them to victory in the Plate competition. He also coached the Russia Sevens side as they qualified for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Argentina. He was appointed as head coach of the national team, but returned to South Africa shortly afterwards for family reasons.
In 2004, Stonehouse joined club side Pretoria Harlequins in the ' Carlton League competition, guiding them to the Semi-Finals in 2006, the first time in 22 years they achieved that feat. He also appointed as ' Craven Week coach for 2007 and 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, he also coached the Blue Bulls' Women's Sevens side and the Women's national Sevens side that won the Africa tournament held in Uganda.