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.
Newby spent the bulk of his career in New Zealand, playing 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. 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.[2][3]
Coaching career 2012 - present[]
- Ulster Rugby Skills coach - 2021-present
- England U20 woman's forwards coach 2019 - 2021
- Wimbledon National 3 Forwards and Defence coach 2018 - Current
- Harlequins DPP U16s coach 2018 - Current
- Wasps U18 Forwards and Defence coach 2016-17
- Coventry National 1 Defence coach 2016-17
- NEC Japan Top League Forwards and defence coach 2015-16
- Cambridge National 2 Head coach (Defence and Forwards) 2012-15
Playing career 1999 - 2012[]
- Leicester Tigers UK 2008-12 (Captain 2011)
- Highlanders 2002-08 (Captain 2007/08)
- Otago rugby 2005-08 (Captain 05–08)
- New Zealand All Black 2004/06
- New Zealand All Black 7's 1999-2002 - World Cup winner 2001, Manchester Commonwealth Games Gold medallist 2002
School career[]
- Director of Rugby, St Johns Leatherhead.
- Assistant Housemaster North House, St John's Leatherhead
- Assistant Director of Rugby July 2016 - July 2017 Warwick School, First XV Backs coach. Winners of the National School Title
References[]
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "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[]
- Highlanders profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-02-05)
- Craig Newby at AllBlacks.com
- Tigers sign Highlanders flanker
- Leicester Tigers profile
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- Barbarian F.C. players
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- Blues (Super Rugby) players
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- North Harbour rugby union players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Rugby sevens players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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