List of New Zealand Kiwis coaches

The following men have coached the New Zealand Kiwis in international test competition.

In the early years no coaches were formally announced, instead a "Co-Manager" who was usually a former player was named and was responsible for the on field performances.[1] Otherwise captains were in charge while squads were on tour.

The first man to help coach the New Zealand side was Northern Union official Jack Smith who helped the 1907-1908 New Zealand side learn the rules when they arrived in Great Britain.

Jim Rukutai is the youngest coach to coach the national side, while Stephen Kearney has won the most test matches as coach (23 as of 2015).[2][3]

List of coaches

No.NameProvinceDebutFinal MatchWonDrewLostToursWorld Cups
1George A. GillettAuckland19121912
2Jim RukutaiAuckland19211921Australia 1921
3Charlie PearceCanterbury19251925Australia 1925
4Ernest MairQueensland19261927Britain 1926-7
5Thomas McClymontAuckland19281928Britain 1928
6Arthur HennessySydney19301930Australia 1930
7Bill KellySydney19321932
Thomas McClymontAuckland19381952Australia 1938, Britain/France 1947-8, Britain/France 1951-2
8Jim AmosCanterbury19521954507Australia 19521954
9Harold TetleyAuckland19551956204Britain/France 1955-6
10Bill Telford195619578317Australia 19561957
11Travers HardwickAuckland19591960404Australia 19591960
12Des WhiteAuckland19611961101
Bill Telford19611963Britain/France 1961, Australia 1963
13Maurie RobertsonAuckland19641965401
Bill Telford19651965Britain/France 1965
14Lory BlanchardCanterbury196619676111Australia 1967
15Des BarchardAuckland196819680061968, 1972
Lory BlanchardCanterbury19691969
16Morrie ChurchWellington19701970003
Lory BlanchardCanterbury19701972Britain/France 1971, Australia 19721970
Des BarchardAuckland197219721972
17George MenziesWest Coast197419753261975
18Ron AcklandAuckland19771978205Australia/PNG 19781977
19Ces MountfordAuckland19791982618Britain/France 1980, Australia/PNG 1982
20Graham LoweAuckland198319861018Britain/France 1985
21Tony GordonBay of Plenty19871989706Australia/PNG 1987, Britain/France 19891988
22Bob BaileyAuckland19901991605PNG 1990, Australia 1991
23Howie TamatiWellington19921993416Britain/France 1993
24Frank EndacottCanterbury1994200022211PNG 1994, Australia 1995, Britain 19981995, 2000
25Gary FreemanSydney20012002102Britain/France 2002
26Daniel AndersonAuckland20032005116Britain 2004
27Brian McClennanAuckland20052007507Britain 2005
28Gary KembleAuckland20072007104Britain 2007
29Stephen KearneyWellington2008201623118Britain/France 2009, Britain 2011, Britain 20152008, 2013
30David KidwellCanterbury20162017316Britain 20162017

References

  1. ↑ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  2. ↑ Superleague, Volume 6, Issue 4, Edition 28 2011.
  3. ↑ King Kearney looks to build lasting Kiwis empire nzherald.co.nz, 22 November 2015
  • Frank Endacott with John Coffey. Being Frank, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002. ISBN 978-1-86958-922-6
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