Steve Jackson (rugby union) explained

Birth Name:Steve Jackson
Birth Date:1973 3, df=yes
Birth Place:New Zealand
Ru Position:Lock
Provinceyears1:1998-2003
Provinceyears2:2004
Provinceyears3:2008
Province1:Southland
Province2:North Harbour
Province3:Tasman
Repyears1:1991
Repyears2:1992
Repyears3:2002
Repteam1:New Zealand Secondary Schools
Repteam2:New Zealand Under 19
Repteam3:Maori All Blacks
Coachteams1:Tasman (Assistant)
Coachteams2:Counties Manukau (forwards)
Coachteams3:North Harbour
Coachteams4:Blues Under 18
Coachteams5:Blues Under 20
Coachteams6:Blues (Forwards)
Coachteams7:Samoa
Coachteams8:Shimizu Blue Sharks
Coachyears1:2008
Coachyears2:2010–13
Coachyears3:2014–16
Coachyears4:2014
Coachyears5:2015
Coachyears6:2017-18
Coachyears7:2018-20
Coachyears8:2020-
Ru Coachupdate:8 September 2019

Steve Jackson (born 22 March 1973) is a New Zealand professional rugby union coach, who during his playing career played lock across multiple teams in the New Zealand Provincial Championship. He formerly worked as the head coach of the Samoan National rugby team from 2018 to 2020.

He attended High School at Waitākere College.

Career

Playing

As a player Steve Jackson, represented NZ Under-17 in 1990, NZ Secondary Schools in 1991, NZ Under-19 in 1992 and toured Australia with the NZ Maoris in 2002.

He enjoyed a long-playing career as a lock playing NPC for North Harbour, Tasman and Captained Southland in 2002–03.[1]

Coaching

He moved into coaching initially back in his roots in West Auckland with the Massey club which he guided to back-to-back club titles before moving to Nelson where he won a championship with the Marist club.

He then assisted Tasman in the NPC before being recruited by current Georgia Head coach Milton Haig and then Tana Umaga in a successful stint at Counties Manukau, where they were promoted to the NPC Premiership and won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time.[2] After his success with Counties Manukau he was then approached to be Head Coach for North Harbour where he was Head Coach for the 2015 and 2016 where he successfully managed to gain North Harbour promotion to the Premiership.[3]

In 2017 Steve was promoted as the Blues Forwards coach after spending 3 years at the Franchise coaching development teams.[4]
In 2018 Jackson took over as Samoa head coach from previous coach Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Jackson. Esportif.
  2. Web site: Steve Jackson appointed as Manu Samoa's Head Coach. manusamoa.com.
  3. Web site: Breaking News - Steve Jackson appointed Assistant Coach of the Blues. harbourrugby.co.nz.
  4. Web site: Rugby: Steve Jackson named Blues assistant coach. Campbell. Burnes. 23 September 2016. The New Zealand Herald.
  5. Web site: Sport: Steve Jackson appointed Manu Samoa coach. 20 September 2018. RNZ.