Jed Rowlands Explained

Ru Position:Coach
Super14:Auckland Blues
Super14points:0
Coachyears1:2003–2006
Coachteams1: Women's
Coachyears2:1999
Coachteams2: Auckland Blues
Coachyears3:1997–1998
Coachteams3: Taranaki

Jed Rowlands is a New Zealand rugby union coach. He coached the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's national rugby team from 2003 to 2006.[1]

Rowlands coached Taranaki in the NPC from 1997 and 1998, he took them to the semifinals in his final year.[2]

In 1999, Rowlands coached the Auckland Blues Super Rugby professional side.[3] [4] After finishing ninth at the end of the Super Rugby season, he was released as Blues head coach and as Auckland's coach without ever leading them into a game.[5]

In November 2002, He was named as the Black Ferns new head coach replacing Darryl Suasua. He coached the Black Ferns to their third Rugby World Cup victory in 2006.[6] He led the Black Ferns to 15 test wins in a row as Head Coach.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Black Ferns set sights firmly on third World Cup title . . 31 August 2006 .
  2. Web site: 2002-11-29 . Rowlands named new Black Ferns coach . 2022-12-31 . ESPN.com . en.
  3. News: Wynne . Gray . Rugby: Decision on coach bound to surprise . . 2 May 2008.
  4. Web site: Long . David . 2021-12-25 . Coaching calamities: Coaches/managers who've had a disastrous time with sports teams . 2022-12-31 . Stuff . en.
  5. Web site: Deaker . Murray . 2000-06-30 . Rugby: Self-seeking men shafted Rowlands . 2022-12-31 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: Women's Rugby World Cup history . IRB . 10 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718231833/http://www.rwcwomens.com/history/ . 18 July 2014 . dead .
  7. Web site: Julian . Adam . 2022-11-15 . Black Ferns by the Numbers at the Rugby World Cup . 2022-12-31 . allblacks.com . en-NZ.