- Kieran Crowley
Infobox Rugby biography
name = Kieran Crowley
birthname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1961|8|31
placeofbirth =Kaponga ,Taranaki
height = height|m=1.84
weight = convert|84|kg|stlb|abbr=on
allblackid = 192
allblackno = 848
nickname =
occupation =
school = Sacred Heart College, Auckland
university =
spouse =
children =
relatives =
ru_position = Fullback|capital=yes
ru_amateuryears =
ru_amateurclubs = Kaponga
ru_clubyears =
ru_provinceyears = 1980 - 1994
ru_province = flagicon|NZTaranaki
ru_provincecaps = 200+
ru_provincepoints =
ru_nationalyears = 1983 - 1991
ru_nationalteam = flagicon|NZ New Zealand
ru_nationalcaps = 19
ru_nationalpoints = (105)
ru_coachyears = 2008–
1998–2007
ru_coachclubs = flagicon|CAN Canada
flagicon|NZTaranakiKieran James Crowley (b.
31 August ,1961 inKaponga ,New Zealand ) is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New ZealandAll Blacks where he played as a fullback. He has also coached the New Zealand Under-19s in the 2007 World Championships as well as coaching provincial side Taranaki.Playing career
Crowley received his first international cap in
June 1 , 1985 against England and would play 19 test matches scoring 105 points. He was a member of the 1987 World Cup winning side. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=192 allblacks.com profile] ]Crowley played club rugby for Kaponga and provincial rugby with Taranaki.
Crowley also played
cricket for Taranaki in theHawke Cup and for Central Districts in one season of the Brabin cup (Second XI) competition.Coaching career
Crowley was coach of the Taranaki provincial side from 1998 to 2007. From 2002 to 2003 he also acted as a selector for the All Blacks. In 2007, he coached the New Zealand Under 19s at the World Championships in Ireland, where they went undefeated, beating South Africa in the final 31-7, winning the competition for the first time since 2004. In March 2008, Rugby Canada announced that Crowley would be replacing Ric Suggit as head coach of the Canadian national team. [cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/18/sports/NA-SPT-RUGU-Canada-Coach.php|title=Canada chooses former All Black Kieran Crowley as coach|date=2008-03-19|publisher=International Herald Tribune|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5WhDs3x8V|archivedate=2008-03-30|accessdate=2008-03-30]
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