Apollo Perelini is a former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s and has coached in the 2000s and 2010s. After retiring from playing, he joined the Sale’s Coaching staff. In 2004 he returned to St Helens as the team’s Head of Strength and Conditioning and Skills coach. He now lives in Dubai where he was formerly the Director of Sport at Repton Sc0hool Dubai, a private school. He currently runs two sporting Academies - Apollo Perelini Rugby Skills Academy and JETS (a female football academy),
at an increasing number of venues around the emirate. Apollo is also the current head coach of the UAE National Rugby team, a position which he started in 2015 for the UAERF.
