Sir John James Patrick Kirwan KNZM MBE (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand mental health advocate, former rugby union and rugby league player, and former rugby union coach. A wing, he played for Auckland in the 1980s and 1990s, when they dominated New Zealand rugby. In the first game of the first ever Rugby World Cup, John Kirwan was starting on the wing for New Zealand.
NZ rugby great Sir John Kirwan doubts he will coach again as Blues
John Kirwan lit up the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 with a try from near his own line in the opening match against Italy, a score h. 29 June, 2007 On the 20 year anniversary of the Rugby World Cup's first ever match, we relive the 1987 tournament through the eyes of some of its leading stars. After retiring from rugby in 1999, John Kirwan stayed with the NEC Green Rockets and became the club's coach. Then, in 2001, he left to become an assistant with the Blues.Since, he's held a number of coaching positions, including stints as the head coach of the Blues and Barbarians.He's also been the head coach of Japan and Italy.He last held a coaching position in 2015. Sir John Kirwan, a legendary All Blacks winger who was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup winning team, joins Martin Devlin on It's Only Sport as the 2023 Worl. John James Patrick Kirwan was born on 16 December 1964 in Auckland and is regarded as one of the great New Zealand wings. The back three player made his club debut in 1983 and played domestically for Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC - a side which also produced Robin Brooke, Zinzan Brooke, Isaia Toeava and Francis Saili - and Auckland.
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Ahead of the All Blacks crunch Pool A game against Italy on Friday 29 September (Saturday 30 September NZT), relive John Kirwan's incredible try against Ital. Rugby's Greatest: John Kirwan When John Kirwan sprinted and swerved from his own 22 to cross the Italy try-line during the very first World Cup match in 1987, the All Black couldn't have guessed that try would still be rated by many as the greatest scored at a RWC tournament fully 28 years later. 22 May, 2020 · 2 min read John Kirwan's try in the first-ever Rugby World Cup match against Italy still stands up with the best of them despite 33 years passing since that historic day in Auckland. In the first match of that tournament in 1987, New Zealand chose on the right wing the tall, blond, dashing figure of John Kirwan, still relatively new to the All Black jersey.. RUGBY UNION.
New Zealand born rugby union footballer John Kirwan of the All
John Kirwan Playing Career Playing Career Summary Games Positions Played Teammates Opposite Numbers Opposition Teams Vital Statistics Born Wednesday, 16th December, 1964 Current Age 59 years and 20 days Known Family Links Grandfather Jack Kirwan Biography Sir John Kirwan's 80m solo classic gave lift-off to the first RWC in 1987 - and he reckons another All Blacks touchdown is the best of 2019.. TOKYO, 1 Nov - As he prepares for a Rugby World Cup final which will be a truly global spectacle watched by millions, the great New Zealand winger Sir John Kirwan can reflect with a smile on just how.
Speaking on The Breakdown panel, Kirwan claimed that Ireland had become the world's best team after coming back from 1-nil down to make history with a series win on New Zealand soil. But it was the path ahead for the All Blacks that troubled him most, after watching a 'clunky display' of attack that failed to deliver in such an important. How to go from surviving to thriving with All Black legend and mental health advocate Sir John Kirwan. John is one of the greatest rugby union players of all time, but it's his work around mental.
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All Blacks great Sir John Kirwan has hailed the Springboks' planning for the Rugby World Cup and their shift in tactics after defeating France in the quarter-finals. Former Japan national rugby team head coach John Kirwan looks on prior to a Rugby World Cup Pool A match between France and New Zealand in Paris, on Sept. 8, 2023. (Getty/Kyodo) "I have realized I am not so much a technical coach as a manager," he said.
