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Grant Hansen is a New Zealand rugby union coach.
Hansen was appointed as Assistant Coach to Brian Evans in 2009. [1] [2] When Evans took a break from coaching in 2011, Hansen, who was Assistant Coach then, was appointed as the Black Ferns Head Coach by New Zealand Rugby. [3] [4] His Assistant Coach was John Kyle. [3]
Hansen coached the Black Ferns in three tests against England. [5]
Sir Stephen William Hansen and High Chief Of Vaiala, is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns assistant coach, Whitney Hansen.
Wayne Ross Smith is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He has won three Rugby World Cups; he was an assistant coach with New Zealand's men's team, the All Blacks, who won the 2011 and 2015 World Cups, and as head coach of the New Zealand women's team, the Black Ferns, won the 2021 World Cup, held in 2022.
The New Zealand Under 20's Rugby Team are the representative Rugby Union team from New Zealand. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won after defeating England 38–3 in the final. They have gone on to also win the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2017 World Rugby Under 20's Championship. The team also competes in the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015. The New Zealand under 20s have been nicknamed the "Baby Blacks" after the youthful All Blacks side which played in 1986.
Helen Mahon-Stroud is a New Zealand netball coach and former rugby union player.
Helen Va'aga is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She made her international debut for the Black Ferns against Germany at the 2002 Rugby World Cup in Spain.
Kelly Brazier is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays flyhalf, centre or fullback in New Zealand, Canterbury and Canadian club Edmonton Clansmen RFC.
Ian Douglas Foster is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks.
Brian "Aussie" McLean is a professional rugby union coach, and the current defence coach of the All Blacks.
Melodie Bosman is a former New Zealand female rugby union player. She played internationally for New Zealand and provincially for Canterbury.
Brian Francis Evans is a New Zealand rugby union coach, and former head coach of the New Zealand women's national team.
Matatū is a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. Matatū represents the South Island, specifically the regions covered by the Crusaders and the Highlanders. They are governed by the Crusaders.
Dale Atkins is a former coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team. He replaced Jed Rowlands as coach of the Black Ferns in 2007, he was Rowlands assistant coach. He was assisted by his former Canterbury teammate and former All Blacks centre Warwick Taylor. He was not reappointed in 2009 despite not losing a single game during his term as coach.
Clark Laidlaw is currently the head coach of the New Zealand national rugby sevens team. Laidlaw was appointed as All Blacks Sevens Head Coach in 2017.
Allan Bunting is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens coach. He previously coached the Black Ferns sevens and was the inaugural head coach of the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. He was appointed as the Black Ferns fifteens coach in February 2023.
The 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match that determined the winner of the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. The event occurred on 25 May 2002 at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, the match was between New Zealand and England. New Zealand were crowned champions for a second time after beating England 19–9.
The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Final was a rugby union match that determined the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup winner. The match occurred on 5 September 2010 at the Twickenham Stoop in Twickenham, London and was contested between New Zealand and England for a third time. It was England's record fifth appearance in a Final and New Zealand's fourth. New Zealand made history with their fourth back-to-back title after defeating England in a tightly contested match.
Amanda Murphy is a former New Zealand rugby union player.
Cory Sweeney is a New Zealand rugby sevens coach. He is currently the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team Head Coach. He was appointed after the Tokyo Olympics.
Hurricanes Poua are a New Zealand women's professional rugby union team based in Wellington, New Zealand that competes in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Crystal Kaua is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player.
