Dave Rennie

Dave Rennie
Birth name David Noel Rennie
Date of birth (1963-11-22) 22 November 1963
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Upper Hutt RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–1991 Wellington 59 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990 Cook Islands XV 1 (0)
Teams coached
Years Team

1999
2000–2002
2001
2002
2003–2007
2005–2011
2008–2010
2012–2017
2017–		 Upper Hutt
Wellington (Assistant Coach)
Wellington
Hurricanes (U23 coach)
Hurricanes (Assistant)
IRANZ
Manawatu
New Zealand U20
Chiefs
Glasgow Warriors

Dave Rennie (born 22 November 1963 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand / Cook Islands rugby union player and now coach. He coaches Glasgow Warriors in Scotland. He previously coached New Zealand sides:- the Chiefs, Manawatu, Wellington and the New Zealand U20s. Rennie played at Centre.[1]

Rugby Union career

Playing career

Amateur career

Rennie played with Upper Hutt RFC in Wellington, New Zealand.[2] He finished playing early at 27 due to a recurring shoulder injury.[1]

Professional career

Rennie played with the Wellington Lions. He won the NPC title with the Lions in 1986. Later as head coach he guided the team to their next NPC title 14 years later in 2000.

International career

Rennie's mother was from Rarotonga, the most populated of the Cook Islands, and thus Rennie was eligible for the Cook Islands national rugby union team.[3]

He played for the Cook Islands national rugby union team for one game in 1990, but it was a non-capped match.[4]

Coaching career

Upper Hutt

After playing for the amateur side Rennie then coached Upper Hutt RFC.[6]

Wellington Lions

He became the assistant coach of the Lions in 1999 before becoming the head coach of Wellington in 2000. In his first year as the head coach, led the Wellington Lions to their first NPC title since 1986.[7] He stayed with the Lions until 2002.

Hurricanes

Rennie became first the U23 head coach and then the assistant coach of the Hurricanes.

New Zealand Academy

Rennie coached at the New Zealand international academy.

Manawatu

Originally a short term contract,[5] Rennie was the coach of the Manawatu in the ITM Cup from 2005 to 2011. Under Rennie the Turbos were Championship Runner-up in the 2011 ITM Cup.

New Zealand U20

Rennie was coach of the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, under whom the team won three consecutive World titles from 2008 to 2010.[8]

Chiefs

He joined the Chiefs for the 2012 season and led them to their first ever Super Rugby title.[9] In doing so Rennie became the first first-year Super Rugby coach to win a Super Rugby title

The day of the final itself proved highly eventful. As Rennie guided the Chiefs to a 37-6 win over the Sharks, his house was robbed and valuables were stolen. A similar opportunist theft had occurred to Chiefs player Sonny Bill Williams several weeks earlier.[10]

He coached the Chiefs to their second straight Super Rugby title in the 2013 season, beating the Brumbies by 27-22.

Glasgow Warriors

On 19 August 2016 Glasgow Warriors announced that Rennie would replace Gregor Townsend as head coach for the 2017-18 season.[11]

Outside rugby

Teaching career

Rennie was a school teacher in Upper Hutt.[12] He taught to 12 and 13 year olds, intermediate between Primary and Secondary education.[1]

In comparing his former job of teaching with coaching rugby union, Rennie said: "Teaching, coaching, it's the same thing. The kids are just a bit bigger."[12]

Bar manager career

While coaching Upper Hutt RFC at amateur level, Rennie owned and ran a pub called the Lonely Goat Herd in Upper Hutt, Wellington.[2]

Hobbies

Rennie plays guitar.[5] He also enjoys landscape gardening.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The lowdown on Dave Rennie, the next Glasgow Warriors coach". 19 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/68576099/from-humble-club-roots-chris-boyd-and-dave-rennie-share-common-coaching-path
  3. ↑ "High hopes for Dave Rennie".
  4. ↑ News, Americas Rugby (17 October 2016). "Dates confirmed for Cook Islands tour of Americas".
  5. 1 2 3 "Chiefs chat: Dave Rennie – the good fella - Fitness Journal". 5 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rugby; Upper Hutt premier rugby coach and new Wellington Lions NPC assistant coach Dave Rennie". Upper Hutt City Library.
  7. ↑ "David Rennie (2000-2002)". Wellington Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dave Rennie - Coach Extraordinaire". Manawatu Rugby. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Relentless Chiefs run away with title". New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Burglars spoil Chiefs' win". Sport24. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chiefs coach Dave Rennie to be new head coach - Glasgow Warriors". www.glasgowwarriors.org.
  12. 1 2 "Chiefs coach Dave Rennie 'the salt of the earth'". Stuff.
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