List of New Zealand national rugby league team head coaches

The following men have coached the New Zealand national rugby league team in international test competition.

In the early years no coaches were formally announced. Instead, a "co-manager", who was usually a former player, was named and was responsible for the on-field performances.Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League Otherwise, captains were in charge while squads were on tour.

The first man to help coach the New Zealand side was Northern Union official Jack Smith, who helped the 1907-1908 New Zealand side learn the rules when they arrived in Great Britain.

Jim Rukutai is the youngest coach to coach the national side, while Stephen Kearney has won the most test matches as coach (23 as of 2015).Superleague, Volume 6, Issue 4, Edition 28 2011.King Kearney looks to build lasting Kiwis empire nzherald.co.nz, 22 November 2015

List of coaches No.NameProvinceDebutFinal matchWonDrewLostToursWorld Cups1George A. GillettAuckland191219122Jim RukutaiAuckland19211921Australia 19213Charlie PearceCanterbury19251925Australia 19254Ernest MairQueensland19261927Britain 1926-75Thomas McClymontAuckland19281928Britain 19286Arthur HennessySydney19301930Australia 19307Bill KellySydney19321932Thomas McClymontAuckland19381952Australia 1938, Britain/France 1947-8, Britain/France 1951-28Jim AmosCanterbury19521954507Australia 195219549Harold TetleyAuckland19551956204Britain/France 1955-610Bill Telford195619578317Australia 1956195711Travers HardwickAuckland19591960404Australia 1959196012Des WhiteAuckland19611961101Bill Telford19611963Britain/France 1961, Australia 196313Maurie RobertsonAuckland19641965401Bill Telford19651965Britain/France 196514Lory BlanchardCanterbury196619676111Australia 196715Des BarchardAuckland196819680061968, 1972Lory BlanchardCanterbury1969196916Morrie ChurchWellington19701970003Lory BlanchardCanterbury19701972Britain/France 1971, Australia 19721970Des BarchardAuckland19721972197217George MenziesWest Coast19741975326197518Ron AcklandAuckland19771978205Australia/PNG 1978197719Ces MountfordAuckland19791982618Britain/France 1980, Australia/PNG 198220Graham LoweAuckland198319861018Britain/France 198521Tony GordonBay of Plenty19871989706Australia/PNG 1987, Britain/France 1989198822Bob BaileyAuckland19901991605PNG 1990, Australia 199123Howie TamatiWellington19921993416Britain/France 199324Frank EndacottCanterbury1994200022211PNG 1994, Australia 1995, Britain 19981995, 200025Gary FreemanSydney20012002102Britain/France 200226Daniel AndersonAuckland20032005116Britain 200427Brian McClennanAuckland20052007507Britain 200528Gary KembleAuckland20072007104Britain 200729Stephen KearneyWellington2008201623118Britain/France 2009, Britain 2011, Britain 20152008, 201330David KidwellCanterbury20162017316Britain 2016201731Michael MaguireSydney20182023523Britain 2018

See also

References

Frank Endacott with John Coffey. Being Frank, Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002.

External links New Zealand coaches rugbyleagueproject.com