John McKee (rugby union)
McKee in 2015
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| Full name | John Gregory McKee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
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| Current team | Fiji | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2007 2008 2010–2012 2013 2014– |
AS Montferrand Connacht Cornish Pirates S.W England Rugby Academy Central Coast Rays Pacific Islanders (Asst. Coach) Tonga (Tech. Advisor) Australia U20s (Asst. Coach) Fiji |
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Correct as of 6 October 2015
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John Gregory McKee is a New Zealand rugby union coach, who is currently the head coach of Fiji's national side. He is an Australian Rugby Union Level 3 coach and has a NZRU-Massey University Diploma of Management. He has an Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Level 1 Coaching certification, and has a Fitness Instructor Certification from Monash University.
McKee has been coaching since the late 1990s in Australia, but left in 2000 to coach French side AS Montferrand (now known as ASM Clermont Auvergne). In doing so, he led the team to the final of the 2000–01 French Rugby Union Championship, but lost 34-22 to Toulouse. In 2002 he became assistant coach of Connacht under Michael Bradley. McKee and Bradley led Connacht to the Quarter Finals of the 2002–03 Celtic League and the 2002–03 European Challenge Cup, before leading the side to two consecutive Semi Finals in the European Challenge Cup; 2003–04 and 2004–05. He left Ireland in 2005 to take over Cornish Pirates in the 2005–06 National Division One, finishing third behind Bedford Blues and Harlequins.
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