Kieran Crowley
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| Kieran Crowley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | August 31, 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaponga, Taranaki | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| All Black No. | 848 | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Kaponga | |||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| 1980 - 1994 |  Taranaki |
200+ | |
| National team(s) | |||
| 1983 - 1991 | New Zealand |
19 | (105) |
| Coaching career | |||
| 2008– 1998–2007 |
 CanadaTaranaki |
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Kieran James Crowley (b. 31 August 1961 in Kaponga, New Zealand) is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback. He has also coached the New Zealand Under-19s in the 2007 World Championships as well as coaching provincial side Taranaki.
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[edit] Playing Career
Crowley received his first international cap in June 1st, 1985 against England and would play 19 test matches scoring 105 points. He was a member of the 1987 World Cup winning side.[1]
Crowley played club rugby for Kaponga and provincial rugby with Taranaki.
Crowley also played cricket for Taranaki in the Hawke Cup and for Central Districts in one season of the Brabin cup (Second XI) competition.
[edit] Coaching Career
Crowley was coach of the Taranaki provincial side from 1998 to 2007. From 2002 to 2003 he also acted as a selector for the All Blacks. In 2007, he coached the New Zealand Under 19s at the World Championships in Ireland, where they went undefeated, beating South Africa in the final 31-7, winning the competition for the first time since 2004.
In March 2008, Rugby Canada announced that Crowley would be replacing Ric Suggit as head coach of the Canadian national team.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ allblacks.com profile
- ^ Canada chooses former All Black Kieran Crowley as coach. International Herald Tribune (2008-03-19). Archived from the original on 2008-03-30. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
[edit] External Links
Kieran Crowley at AllBlacks.com
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