Mike Brewer (rugby)

Mike Brewer

Full name	Michael Robert Brewer
Date of birth	6 November 1964 (1964-11-06) (age 47)
Place of birth	Pukekohe, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	16 st 3 lbs (103 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker / Number Eight
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1986-1995	All Blacks	32	(4)

Michael Robert Brewer (born November 6, 1964 in Pukekohe) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played rugby union as flanker or number eight and represented the All Blacks on 32 occasions scoring 1 try and winning 22 and drawing 1 of those games. He played provincial rugby for Otago and Canterbury in New Zealand's south Island. Since his retirement from playing Brewer has become a coach and has coached in Italy and then in Ireland. In August 2008 signed a contract with the Scottish National Rugby Union team as their forwards coach working, alongside Frank Hadden the head coach.^[1] He quit in May 2009, after missing out on the head coach position when Hadden was dropped.^[2][3] Brewer was technical director for the Flying Fijians National Team ahead of their 2009 European Tour.^[4] He became head coach of Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks in April 2010, taking over from Jason Robinson.^[5] Brewer instigated a number of changes including signing more than ten new players and releasing a similar number.^[6] In December, he was sacked as Sale had won just three of their first nine matches of the 2010/11 season.^[5] However, he had originally agreed a 3 year club plan which was still in its infancy. http://www.skysports.com/tv_show/story/0,20144,12380_6662538_12380,00.html

References

1. ^ "Rugby: Brewer named Scotland forwards coach". Otago Daily Times. 19 August 2008. http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/18486/rugby-brewer-named-scotland-forwards-coach. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
2. ^ "Rugby: Brewer quits after missing out on top job in Scotland". Otago Daily Times. 15 May 2009. http://www.odt.co.nz/56212/brewer-quits-after-missing-out-on-top-job-in-scotland. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Rugby: Brewer quits Scottish post". The New Zealand Herald. 16 May 2009. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10572623. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Brewer defends Flying Fijians selection". Fiji Times. 23 October 2009. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=132141. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Sale Sharks sack head coach Mike Brewer". BBC Sport. 23 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/sale/9317919.stm. Retrieved 23 December 2010. 
6. ^ "Sharks target top-six finish". Scrum.com. 19 August 2010. http://www.espnscrum.com/newzealand/rugby/story/121561.html. Retrieved 27 November 2010. 

http://www.skysports.com/tv_show/story/0,20144,12380_6662538_12380,00.html

External links

• Mike Brewer at AllBlacks.com

Persondata
Name	Brewer, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby footballer
Date of birth	born November 6, 1964
Place of birth	Pukekohe
Date of death
Place of death