Rugby Coaching :: Free Rugby Training Drills » Profile http://rugbycoaching.net Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:34:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rugby Coaching Profile: Robbie Deans http://rugbycoaching.net/coaching-profiles/rugby-coaching-profile-robbie-deans/ http://rugbycoaching.net/coaching-profiles/rugby-coaching-profile-robbie-deans/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:49:43 +0000 Simon Ward http://rugbycoaching.net/?p=69 ]]> Robbie Deans

Born: 4 September 1959
Teams Coached: Canterbury NPC, Canterbury Super and The Wallabies
Current Job: The Wallabies Head Coach

Robbie Deans is the most successful Super Rugby coach, coaching his Crusaders team to 5 tournament wins, more than any other coach. He was also successful as a provincial coach, coaching the Canterbury provincial team to a win in 1997. Deans, was assistant Coach to John Mitchell in 2001, and was also a All Black player himself, representing New Zealand on 19 occasions.

The Wallabies

The highest profile job Deans has taken is the head coaching rule for The Wallabies. Deans was unsuccessful and achieving the head coach role for the All Blacks and a highly public battle with Graham Henry. Henry’s reappointment was more to to with the NZRFU trying to be consistent, rather than Deans not being appropriate for the job, however, Deans headed to Australia. His first Tri Nations in charge was moderately successful, beating the All Blacks in their first match, and finishing 2nd.

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Born: 8 June 1946
Teams Coached: All Blacks, Auckland NPC, Auckland Blues, Wales and Lions
Current Job: All Blacks Head Coach

His first major role was coaching the Auckland NPC team from 1992 to 1997. During that time Auckland won the NPC 4 times in a row. He then went on to coach the Auckland Blues Super rugby team, winning the title two years in a row in 96 and 97.

In 1998, Henry, passed over as All Black coach, headed over seas, appointed head coach of Wales. At the time he was considered the highest paid rugby coach in the world, earning a reputed £250,000. Henry was very successful coaching Wales, helping the team to eleven consecutive victories. He was then appointed the head coach of the British lions rugby team for their tour to Australia. The tour was unsuccessful.


All Blacks Coach

Henry’s career as an All black coach has been colorful to say the least. Highlights include several Tri Nations victories. A Grand Slam tour of Britain victory. But most notably his failure at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where the All Blacks were knocked out in the Quarter Finals, their worst performance in the history of the tournament.

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