Auckland - New Zealand Rugby has announced the appointment of Mike Anthony as their new head of high performance.
Anthony was responsible for identifying and developing emerging rugby talent for the past eight years.
New Zealand Rugby chief of rugby Nigel Cass told the All Blacks' official website that Anthony’s work in leading player development, including the New Zealand Under 20 and New Zealand Schools programmes, had established an excellent pathway into higher honours.
"Mike has been instrumental in leading the work behind developing future
All Blacks and his reputation in working with all our Super Rugby clubs
and provincial unions sets him up well to continue that," Cass said.
“As a trusted member of the wider All Blacks management group, he has been able to form a useful link between the age group programmes and elite teams and has been responsible for managing the transition of players through to the professional game.
“We congratulate Mike and we are excited about his ability to bring real cohesion and coordination across all our high performance programmes,” Cass said.
Anthony brings 24 years’ experience working in rugby across a range of successful high performance sporting environments both within elite teams and leading high performance programmes.
He commented: “I am excited about the challenge ahead, building on NZ Rugby’s proud legacy. My focus will be on building on our existing systems to identify and develop players, coaches and support staff and ensuring our teams continue to stay ahead of the opposition and sustain success on the world stage."
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