Laurie Fisher born in Canberra is the current Head coach of the ACT Brumbies. He began his coaching career with the Brumbies in 2000 when he was appointed Head Coach of the Brumbies Rugby Academy and later assumed control of the Brumby Runners and the Canberra Vikings. He implemented a rugby program aimed at developing the cream of local ACT rugby talent into players capable of competing for training contracts or full contracts with the Brumbies squad. Guy Shepherdson, Matt Giteau and Julian Salvi have all made successful transitions to the professional game under his guidance. In 2003, Laurie was promoted to the Brumbies forwards coach under David Nucifora and infinitely contributed to their success as 2004 Super 12 Champions.