New Black Ferns coach named

The Black Ferns have a new head coach with Glenn Moore appointed to lead the team into the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017.

Published by Alison Donnelly, October 8th, 2015

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New Black Ferns coach named

Moore led the team Black Ferns success at the recent Super Series in Canada where the team defeated England, Canada and USA and will take on the role while also working as a forwards coach as the Blues.

He is a former Highlanders head coach, who guided his home province, Mid Canterbury, to the Heartland Championship title last year,

Moore is technically replacing Greg Smith, who was appointed to the role last December but who never oversaw a game because of a ban preventing him from leading the side in the Summer Series.The New Zealand press release announcing Moore's appointment made no mention of Smith, with the country'sHead of Women’s Rugby Development, Cate Sexton, saying that securing a coach of the calibre of Moore was great news for the future of the team.

“Glenn did an absolutely fantastic job with the team in Canada. He quickly created a rapport with the players and the results on the field speak for themselves. His experience, plus his technical and tactical skills are first class and the team lifted their game with his help. Many of the team were new to the black jersey and Glenn helped create a positive team culture so everybody felt at ease.”He said his time with the Black Ferns had been very fulfilling and he was delighted to be helping develop the team towards an important goal.“Winning the Women’s World Cup in 2017 is a major objective and all our processes and programmes from here will be working to achieve that. The team is very much focused on winning the World Cup.“There’s a huge depth of talent in the team and there are some standout players in the Women’s Provincial Championship at the moment. Next year there will be sevens players available too, so there’s going to be strong competition for spots in the team.Sexton said women’s rugby in New Zealand was in a great place.“We are thrilled to have Glenn on board and thankful to the Blues management and coaching team for being so supportive of him in taking this role."Moore's first task is to establish the coaching team for the women’s side

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