THE HURRICANES HAVE announced that former Munster centre Jason Holland will join their coaching staff for the 2016 season.
The Super Rugby franchise say the ex-centre will replace the outgoing Clark Laidlaw as assistant coach to Chris Boyd, with Laidlaw set to leave for London Irish at the end of this year’s competition.
Holland will link up with former Ireland forwards coach John Plumtree at the Hurricanes, who are currently top Super Rugby after winning all seven of their opening games.
Taranaki man Holland became a Munster legend during his playing days, earning 102 caps for the province between 1999 and 2008. The centre scored a drop goal in the 2000 Heineken Cup final defeat to Northampton and also started the 2002 final loss to Leicester.
Holland moved into the role of video analyst for Munster as his playing days wound down, before advancing into the position of backs and attack coach for Tony McGahan’s senior squad in the 2008/09 season.
2012 saw ‘Dutchy’ return to New Zealand, where he would take up a role as assistant coach of Canterbury’s ITM Cup team while also working with the Crusaders’ academy. His efforts in those roles have now seen him earn his Super Rugby coaching shot.
Munster fans will best remember Holland as an intelligent, durable centre who played a major role in driving the province towards their eventual Heineken Cup titles in 2006 and 2008.
Lovin these retro quizzes. Uncle Festa got me today
9.Everton one tricky
@John Fagan: yes….I always thought that he had joined before ’99. 7 for me.
@John Fagan: I got nine as well,, which is incredibly bad,, as I did it on the 42 a few hours ago and knew the answers but still got one wrong….:(
7. Not bad.
7 as well. Couldn’t make out the Blackburn player. The 4 boro boys could be quadruplets as for the Everton lad I was lost when Gareth farrelly didn’t appear
@Noel Lillis: Bad form. Couldn’t pick out the one Ireland international in the quiz!!
@yermas dildo: I know. Poor
@yermas dildo: Jeff kenna was an Irish international
10. Had to guess Clive Wilson.
10 out of 10. Lucky guess on Gianluca Festa.
10! First time ever. And no guesses. About bloody time!
Can we move onto 2000s/2010s soon? Was only born in 99 so I’m struggling big time with these
Who actually cares?
8 , got caught on the Everton & Tottenham goalie, though it was Eric the great.
7/10 not bad
5. That Spurs keeper got me
5/10 not but not bad
3/10 bloody useless:)
2 outa 10 that’s me finished with these things thought I knew me 90,s football but obviously not:-/
7
9 today!!
The spurs keeper got me….
10/10 they said I was Manchester Utd !!!!
Lads – why no minute-by-minute for the match on TG4 now!? Sincerely hope ye’ll be covering next week’s one!!!!
9, should have got the Blackburn goalscorer
9/10 who the Fock is impey