USA Coaching Staff

A native of Australia, Geoff played Rugby League for 30 years playing for Penrith Panthers junior representative teams, the Newtown Jets in the NSWRL, and the Newcastle Division team in the 1978 Country Championships and against the touring New Zealand team. He is a strong supporter of the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup competition. He is a retired state employee in South Carolina and has lived in the United States for 40 years. He is passionate about the game and wants to see the growth of the game in the United States.

Billy has been involved Rugby and Rugby League Game Development since his collegiate days at the University of Florida. Since then he has played on numerous teams and held executive level positions with a focus on all assets of the game.

Billy is a co-founder and current board member of the Tampa Mayhem where he strives to provide a professional sporting product that can be attended and enjoyed by every person in Tampa and the surrounding areas.

Billy is a Level II USA Rugby coach and Level I NRL coach. He is also an acting member of the USARL Board of Directors.

With over 18 years of playing and coaching experience as well as project management and operations expertise, Mr Neilson is valuable asset as USARL Hawks Team Manager.