John Kirwan (rugby player)
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| Player information | ||
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| Full name | John James Patrick Kirwan | |
| birthday | December 16, 1964 | |
| place of birth | Auckland , New Zealand | |
| size | 1.91 m | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Outside three-quarters , outside three-quarters | |
| Provinces as active | ||
| Years | province | Games (points) |
| 1983-94 | Marist | () |
| 1983-94 | Auckland | 142 () |
| 1985-89 | Treviso | 60 (184) |
| 1989-90 | Thiene | () |
| 1995-96 | Auckland Warriors | 35 (52) |
| 1997-99 | NEC | () |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1984-94 | New Zealand | 63 (143) |
| Coaching stations | ||
| Years | Association / Province / Franchise | |
| 1999-2001 | NEC | |
| 2001 | Blues (assistant) | |
| 2001-02 | Italy (assistant) | |
| 2002-05 | Italy | |
| 2007-11 | Japan | |
| 2012 | Barbarians | |
| 2013–15 | blues | |
Sir John James Patrick Kirwan , KNZM , MBE (born December 16, 1964 in Auckland ) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He is one of the most successful players of the 1980s and 1990s. Kirwan was used 96 times for the All Blacks (national team) and was used in the position of the outer three-quarter . He also played rugby league for two years . Since his resignation he has been working as a coach, among other things he was responsible for the national teams of Italy and Japan .
Career
At club level, Kirwan played for Auckland Marist from 1983 and was appointed to the national team of the Auckland Rugby Football Union regional association that same year . With Auckland, Kirwan won the New Zealand championship eight times and was also largely responsible for the fact that Auckland remained unbeaten in 61 challenge games for the Ranfurly Shield from 1985 to 1993 . From 1986 to 1990 Kirwan played in Italy for Benetton Rugby Treviso .
Kirwan played his first international match with the All Blacks on June 16, 1984 against France . By August 6, 1994, he was used in 63 international matches and scored 35 attempts . There are also 33 other games against provincial and club teams, in which he succeeded in another 32 attempts. This made him the most successful New Zealand national player at the time. At the Rugby Union World Cup in 1987 , he celebrated his greatest success by winning the world championship title.
In 1995 and 1996 Kirwan played rugby league for the Auckland Warriors and was then until 2001 with the Japanese team NEC Green Rockets in Abiko under contract (the last two years as a player- coach ). This was followed by a short, unsuccessful engagement as assistant coach for the Auckland Blues in the Super 12 league.
In 2002, Kirwan became the coach of the Italian national team . Under his leadership, Italy was able to win against Wales and Scotland , among others . After not winning a single win at Six Nations 2005 , Kirwan was dismissed from the Italian federation in April 2005. On October 25, 2006, he was hired by the Japanese federation and initially worked as a consultant until he took over the position of coach of the Japanese national team on January 1, 2007 .
In 2003 he was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame .
statistics
- International games with the All Blacks: 63
- Other games with the All Blacks: 33
- 35 attempts scored in international matches
- NPC Masters with Auckland: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994
- Italian champion with Treviso: 1989
See also
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirwan, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirwan, John James Patrick (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand rugby union player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland |