For other people named Kieran Crowley, see Kieran Crowley (disambiguation).
Rugby player
Kieran Crowley
Crowley coaching Canada in Vancouver, May 2009
Full name
Kieran James Crowley
Date of birth
(1961-08-31) 31 August 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth
Kaponga, New Zealand
Height
184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight
84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
School
Sacred Heart College
Notable relative(s)
Casey Crowley (daughter)
Anna Crowley (niece)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Fullback, Centre
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1980–1994
Taranaki
199
(1,723)
Correct as of 1 January 2024
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1980–1982
New Zealand U21
9
(85)
1983–1991
New Zealand
19
(105)
1986
New Zealand Cavaliers
3
(4)
1989
ANZAC XV
1
(0)
Correct as of 1 January 2024
Coaching career
Years
Team
1998–2002
Taranaki (assistant)
2003–2007
Taranaki
2007
New Zealand U19
2008–2016
Canada
2016–2021
Benetton
2021–2023
Italy
2024–
Mie Honda Heat
Correct as of 1 January 2024
Kieran James Crowley (born 31 August 1961) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, who is the former head coach of Italy. He has also coached the New Zealand Under-19s in the 2007 World Championships as well as coaching provincial side Taranaki. He previously served as head coach of Canada. He also spent five seasons coaching Benetton Rugby.
He is a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback.
Kieran James Crowley (born 31 August 1961) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, who is the former head coach of Italy. He has also coached...
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rugby for the Italian federation. He was replaced as head coach by KieranCrowley. On 2 August 2022 it was announced that Smith would be the Head Coach...
former player KieranCrowley. Her cousin, Anna Crowley, is also a member of the Black Sticks. She attended the University of Maine. Crowley made her international...
of the Italy national rugby union team, replacing the New-Zealander KieranCrowley from 1 January 2024. On March 9 2024, Italy, with Quesada as head coach...
daughter of Alan Crowley, who played representative rugby union for Taranaki, the niece of rugby union coach and former player KieranCrowley, and the cousin...
January 2022, Capuozzo was called up to the Italy national team by KieranCrowley for the 2022 Six Nations Championship. On 12 March, he scored two tries...
head coach was engaged for the 2016/2017 season, the New Zealander KieranCrowley. The former All Black formed a new coaching team with two ex-Italian...
end-of-year rugby union internationals. On 10 October 2022 he was selected by KieranCrowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 November Internationals...
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union internationals. On 13 January 2022, Menoncello was selected by KieranCrowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship...
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the 2023 Rugby World Cup. On 5 July 2023, he was selected by coach KieranCrowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches...
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Six Nations Under 20s Championship. On 30 May 2022 he was selected by KieranCrowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the 2022 mid-year rugby union...