Coaching staff

Position-Specific Specialists

Richard Loe

Former All Black prop
Played provincial rugby for Marlborough as a teenager
Went on to have a successful career with the Waikato and Canterbury unions
At his peak was arguably the best prop in the world on both sides of the scrum
Toured with the All Blacks as technical scrum coach for their end of year tour to Argentina and Scotland in 2001
Tutor for front row, mauling, lifting and position-specific modules

Sean Fitzpatrick

All Black 1986 to 1999, played 126 matches and 92 tests
Continued on to play a world record 63 consecutive test matches until he was rested against Japan
Appointed Captain of the All Blacks in 1992 to 1999
Easily the world's most capped hooker
Played over 150 matches for the Auckland RFU team
Manager of the NZ Colts Under-21 representative team, 2000-2002 seasons
Manager of The Blues Super 12 team, 2001/2002 seasons
Position-specific coach with International Rugby Academy. Presents module on 'Preparing a team for competition' for Practical Coaching Course

Bull Allen

Former All Black Prop, 1993-1997 (27 games)
Played for Taranaki 1988-1996 (110 games), Manawatu 1997-1988
Hurricanes Captain 1997/1998
TV3 rugby analyst and commentator
Position specific coach - front row, scrum, ruck and maul

Paul Mitchell

All Black trialist, 1993,1996
Waikato Chiefs, 1996 to 1997, 2000 to 01 (33 games)
Auckland Blues, 1998 to 1999 (17 games)
New Zealand Divisional, XV 2001, 2002 (3 games)
King Country, 1988 to 1997, 2000 to 2002 (147 games) Record holder
Auckland A Team, 1999 (13 games) 1st division winners
Coach Waitete RFC Senior XV, 2001 to 2003
Position specific coach for the hooker position

Hika Reid

Former All Black hooker, 1980-1986, 40 games
Played for Wellington from 1987 to 1990
Played for Bay of Plenty from 1978 to 1987
Bay of Plenty Steamers Development Coach, 2003-2004
Chiefs Colts Coach, 2003, beating the New Zealand Under 19 team
Assistant Coach of NEC Harlequins, England from 1999-201
London Irish Coach from 1991 to 1994
Tutor for front row, mauling, lifting and position specific modules

Ian Jones

All Black from 1989 to 1999, played 79 tests and 105 games
Waikato Chiefs, 1996 to 1999 (44 games)
North Harbour, 1994 to 1999 (61 games)
Northland, 1988 to 1993 (66 games)
Gloucester 1999 - 2001
London Wasps 2001-2002
Barbarians 1990-2002
Position specific coach for the lock position
IRANZ staff coach for line outs and kick offs

John Eales

Former Wallaby 1991-2001, 86 tests, 173 test points
Captain of Wallabies 1996-2001, 55 tests
Member of victorious 1991 World Cup side and captain of 1999 World Cup winning side
2001 – Bledisloe Cup, Tri-Nations and British & Irish Lions Test victories
2000 – Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations victories
1998 – Captained Australia’s 3-0 Bledisloe Cup victory and undefeated UK tour
Stan Pelicki Medal for Queensland Rugby’s Best and Fairest Player (1997, 1995, 1990)
Australian Players’ Player of the Year, 1995

Jamie Joseph

All Black from 1992-1995, 40 matches including 20 tests
Played for Sannix in Japan from 1995-2000 and represented Japan in the 1999 World Cup
Played for the World XV in 1996-1997
Assistant forward coach . Wellington NPC team 2003-2004

Josh Kronfeld

All Black from 1995 - 2000, 56 matches including 54 tests
Otago NPC, 1993 - 2000, 69 matches
Otago Highlanders Super 12 team, 42 matches
Leicester Tigers 2001- 2003
Kel Tremain Trophy for the Outstanding Rugby Personality of the Year 1998
Position specific coach for the openside flanker position

Liam Barry

All Black 1993-1995 10 Matches, 1 test
3rd generation All Black
North Harbour 1991-1996, 2001
Waikato Chiefs 1996
NEC/Kubota, Japan 1997-2003
Hawke's Bay NPC Technical Advisor 2005
Skills Coach with the Auckland Blues 2005

Graham Mourie

All Black captain from 1976 to 1982, 61 matches - 21 tests, 64 points, 16 tries
Fast and constructive flanker and an intelligent and inspiring captain
Wellington representative from 1972 to 1974, Taranaki representative from 1975 to 1982
Wellington Lions Coach 1998 and 1999, Technical Advisor 2000 and 2001
Hurricanes Coach 2000 to 2002
New Zealand Rugby Union Board Member

Murray Mexted

All Black Number 8, 72 matches
Played in every All Black Test between 1979 to 1986
Lived and played rugby in South Africa and France
Has an extensive club and provincial playing and coaching background
Former National Sevens' Selector
Commentator and rugby analyst for Sky TV
Founder and Managing Director of the International Rugby Academy
Facilitator and position-specific tutor

Nick Farr-Jones

Former Wallaby 1984-1993, played 63 tests
Captain of Wallabies 1988-1992
Captain of the World XV vs. NZ for NZRFU Centenary
Captain British Barbarians vs. England and Wales for Barbarians Centenary
Inducted into International Rugby Hall of Fame
Played for NSW 1984-1993

Dave Loveridge

All Black from 1978-1985 (24 games)
Taranaki halfback 1976-1986
New Zealand Rugby Football Union staff coach and Taranaki Under 23 coach
New Zealand Youth Coach, 2000-2001
New Zealand Under 19 selector
Mentor for the All Black squad during the 2001 domestic season
Tutor in decision making, scrum and lineout, back attack and position-specific modules

Grant Fox

Dominated NZ Rugby for over a decade as a goal kicking 1st 5/8
All Black from 1984 to 1993, played 78 matches and 44 tests
Top New Zealand points scorer of all time with 1067 points scored in domestic rugby
Second highest points scorer for New Zealand - 645 in test matches
Backs coach for Auckland NPC side since 1999
Backs coach for Auckland Blues, 2000 and 2002
Tutor of position specific, kicking and passing skills modules

John Boe

1981 All Black
140 First Class games for Waikato
Pacific Islanders Team Coach, 2004
Coach of Waikato Seniors from 1994-1998, 2x winners of Ranfurly Shield
Coach of Manu Samoa since 2000, winners of Pacific Rim Tournament in 2000
Assistant Coach of the Highlanders, 2001 and New Zealand A, 1999
Masters Degree in Education
NZRFU Staff Coach since 1985

Dave Rennie

IRANZ Head Coach, High Performance Players' Courses since 2003
Hurricanes Assistant Coach, 2002
Wellington Lions Head Coach, 2000-2002
Wellington Lions Assistant Coach, 1999
Wellington B Coach, 1996-1998
Played 59 games for Wellington as a midfield back between 1986 and 1991
Specialist coach on back attack and back defence
IRANZ Course Facilitator

Frank Bunce

All Black 1992-1998, 55 tests, World Cup 1995
Retired as most capped All Black centre
Auckland Rugby 1986-1991
North Harbour Rugby 1991-1998
Chiefs Super 12 1996-1998
NZ 7's 1993, Hong Kong, World Cup
Manu Samoa 1990-1991, 4 tests, World Cup 91
One season in France (Castres) and one season in England (Bristol) 1998-1999
Spent from 2001 to 2003 coaching in Italy
Auckland NPC Defence coach 2004

Jeff Wilson

All Black, 1993- 2001
Played 60 tests for the All Blacks, 44 test tries
Retired as New Zealands fourth highest scorer of tries in first class rugby
New Zealand Player of the Year, 1997
Highlanders Super 12 team 1993-2002, 34 tries
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for his services to rugby
Represented NZ in one-day international cricket, 1993
First class cricketer for Otago 1991/1992, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005
Position-specific tutor wing and full back for High Performance Players Course
Current Rugby Development Co-ordinator for Otago Rugby Union

David Campese

Former Wallaby great
Played 101 tests for Australia as a wing three-quarter and a fullback
Played more Test matches for Australia and scored more tries than any other player in the history of the game
Holds the world record of 64 international tries
Inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in November 2001
Lateral thinker
Specialist areas back attack, counter attack
Position-specific tutor wing and full back for High Performance Players' Course

Allan Hewson

All Black full back from 1979 to 1985, 19 tests (17 wins and 2 losses)
Former World Record Holder for number of points scored in a test (26 points in 1982)
Wellington, 1977 to 1986 (115 games)
Wellington Colts Coach, 1990 and 1991
Wellington Secondary Schools' Coach, 1992 and 1993
New Zealand Rugby Level 3 Coaching Certificate

Farrah Palmer

Black Ferns Hooker 1996 to 2005
Farrah is captain of the Black Ferns squad. Her international experience includes the Canada Cup in 1996 and 2000 and the victorious 1998 and 2002 World Cups. She plays for provincial side Manawatu in the Lion Foundation Cup after previously playing for Otago and Waikato. Farah holds a PhD and is a lecturer at New Zealand’s Massey University.

Melodie Robinson

Black Ferns Blindside Flanker 1996 – 2002
Melodie was part of the World Cup winning Black Ferns team in 1998 and 2002. She has been with Sky Television since 2002 and will concentrate on position specific coaching of the loose forwards with Murray Mexted, and media and presentation skills on the IRANZ women’s rugby course.

Anna Richards

Black Ferns and Auckland 1st 5/8 1990-2005
Anna is the most experienced player in the Black Ferns Squad making her debut in 1990. An all-round sportswoman who has represented New Zealand in Sevens and Touch Rugby, she has also played provincial netball for Canterbury. But it is in rugby that she has made big strides having played in the World Cup tournaments, the Canada Cup in 1996 and 2002, the Hong Kong Sevens and Japan Sevens. Her distinguished career also includes club rugby stints in Italy and England.