作者Crusaders (圣十字军)
看板Nordic
标题[IRB]纽西兰All Blacks确定换教练
时间Fri Dec 19 13:38:20 2003
吵了一个月,今天终於确定是由Graham Henry执教All Blacks。
嗯…57岁老头实力也是不容忽视。他是前Wales教练(那时可说是威尔斯近年最强的时期)
和the British Lions教练,经验老到。
不过NZ Union只给他两年的合约,明显是要他先交成绩单哪…。
贴一下新闻
Friday December 19, 02:08 AM
New Zealand dumps Mitchell as All Blacks coach in favour of Henry
WELLINGTON, (AFP) - The New Zealand Rugby Union has dumped John Mitchell as
All Blacks coach, replacing him with Graham Henry as the "most qualified
person" for the job.
Mitchell's position had been on the line since the All Blacks were beaten in
the World Cup semi-finals last month and NZRU chief executive Chris Moller
pointedly said there was a need to "lift the bar".
Henry was Mitchell's only rival for the post and won the nod based on his
past performance with Auckland, Wales and the British Lions.
"In the board's view, Graham Henry is the most qualified person to coach the
All Blacks and achieve the very high standards we expect from them," NZRU
president and former All Black captain Jock Hobbs said in making the
announcement.
Hobbs said Henry had an outstanding record as a coach and his appointment
after a robust interview process "reflects the critical role of the All Blacks
coach."
However, the NZRU held back from endorsing Henry as the ideal person to take
the All Blacks through to the next World Cup in 2007, limiting his appointment
to a two-year term.
No decision has been made about an assistant coach and despite media
speculation, Henry said his successor at Wales, Steve Hansen, was not
necessarily top of the list.
"Obviously he's a quality coach but there's a number of people in New Zealand
who could also do the job, and I think that's good for New Zealand rugby,"
Henry said, singling out Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper and former Irish coach
Warren Gatland, who is now with Wasps in England.
Henry, 57, didn't feel his age counted against him.
"My experience I think was a key factor. I have been dreaming about getting
this job for 30 years, so I've been trying to plan and get myself right for
it."
He believed he was a better coach than when he first applied for the All
Blacks post in 1995, and said being in Wales and coaching the British Lions
had broadened his horizons.
Henry had kept a low profile over the past three weeks while Mitchell mounted
a public lobbying campaign to save his position.
Hobbs paid tribute to Mitchell for his work with the All Blacks and while
unable to win the World Cup he has won the Tri-nations twice and brought back
the Bledisloe Cup.
Henry's coaching record in New Zealand also makes impressive reading.
He coached Auckland in the national championship from 1992-97 winning four
titles, while he won the inaugural Super 12 competition in 1996 with the Blues
and repeated the feat the following year.
In 1998 he left New Zealand to coach Wales where he enjoyed celebrity status
in 1999 as the side pulled off 10 consecutive victories which included an
away win over France and a famous last-gasp victory against England at Wembley.
But the honeymoon began to turn sour after Wales were dumped in the 1999 World
Cup quarterfinals by Australia and his win ratio slipped the following year.
He was roundly criticised by the British press in 2001 when the Lions lost
their three-test series in Australia after winning the first match and players
Matt Dawson and Austin Healey publicly voiced their concern of his coaching
style.
Henry resigned as Wales coach in February 2002 after a 10-54 thumping by
Ireland, leaving a legacy of 20 wins from 34 matches.
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