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Mike Brewer (rugby union)

Mike Brewer
Full name Michael Robert Brewer
Date of birth (1964-11-06) 6 November 1964 (age 52)
Place of birth Pukekohe, New Zealand
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 16 st 3 lb (103 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number Eight
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986-1995 All Blacks 32 (4)
Teams coached
Years Team
2008-09
2010
Scotland
Sale Sharks
Position(s) Flanker / Number Eight
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986-1995 All Blacks 32 (4)
Teams coached
Years Team
2008-09
2010
Scotland
Sale Sharks

Michael Robert Brewer (born 6 November 1964 in Pukekohe) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played rugby union as flanker or number eight and represented the All Blacks on 32 occasions scoring 1 try and winning 22 and drawing 1 of those games. He played provincial rugby for Otago and Canterbury in New Zealand's south Island.

Since his retirement from playing Brewer has become a coach and has coached in Italy and then in Ireland. In August 2008 he signed a contract with the Scottish National Rugby Union team as their forwards coach working, alongside Frank Hadden the head coach. He quit in May 2009, after missing out on the head coach position when Hadden was dropped. Brewer was technical director for the Flying Fijians National Team ahead of their 2009 European Tour. He became head coach of Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks in April 2010, taking over from Jason Robinson. Brewer instigated a number of changes including signing more than ten new players and releasing a similar number. In December, he was sacked as Sale had won just three of their first nine matches of the 2010/11 season. However, he had originally agreed a 3-year club plan which was still in its infancy.


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