Craig Newby
| Birth name | Craig Alan Newby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Craig Alan Newby (born 27 July 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and coach.
Rugby career[edit]
Newby spent the bulk of his playing career in New Zealand, for Otago, the Highlanders, North Harbour and the Blues. He had a short stint with Newcastle Falcons in 2002. He made three appearances for New Zealand before moving to England in 2008 to play for Leicester Tigers.[2] At the end of his first season at Leicester he helped them defeat London Irish to win the Premiership final. The following year Leicester retained the Premiership.[3][4]
Rugby player[edit]
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- New Zealand All Black 7's 1999-2002 - World Cup winner 2001, Manchester Commonwealth Games Gold medallist 2002
- New Zealand All Black 2004/06
- Highlanders 2002-08 (Captain 2007/08)
- Otago rugby 2005-08 (Captain 2005–08)
- Leicester Tigers UK 2008-12 (Captain 2011)
Rugby coach[edit]
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- Cambridge National 2 Head coach (Defence and Forwards) 2012-15
- NEC Japan Top League Forwards and defence coach 2015-16
- Coventry National 1 Defence coach 2016-17
- Wasps U18 Forwards and Defence coach 2016-17
- Harlequins DPP U16s coach 2018 - Current
- Wimbledon National 3 Forwards and Defence coach 2018 - Current
- England U20 woman's forwards coach 2019 - 2021
- Ulster Rugby Assistant Coach 2021–present
School-rugby[edit]
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- Assistant Director of Rugby July 2016 - July 2017 Warwick School, First XV Backs coach. Winners of the National School Title
- Director of Rugby, St Johns Leatherhead, 2017-2021
- Assistant Housemaster North House, St John's Leatherhead, 2018-2021
References[edit]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Tigers sign Highlanders flanker". BBC Sport. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Leicester 10-9 London Irish". BBC. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Leicester 33-27 Saracens". BBC. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
External links[edit]
- Highlanders profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-02-05)
- Craig Newby at AllBlacks.com
- Leicester Tigers profile
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- 1979 births
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Leicester Tigers players
- Newcastle Falcons players
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Otago rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand male rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Rugby union players from Rotorua
- People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Ulster Rugby non-playing staff
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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