Rugby – NZL (F) – Wayne Smith joins the New Zealand women’s team squad

A former member of the All Blacks team for the World Champions in 2011 and 2015, Wayne Smith joined the Black Ferns at the Women’s World Cup at home this fall. Wayne Smith, a member of the All Blacks’ coaching staff during their last two World Cup wins, will work with the New Zealand women’s team as they strive to win their sixth home title in the fall. The previous international opener (35 matches including 17 official selections) will take place “technical coach” From the black fern to the World Cup, which took place from October 8 to November 12 in New Zealand. Smith, 64, was briefly coach of the All Blacks in 2000-2001, but was primarily an assistant to Graham Henry (2004-2011) and then Steve Hansen (2015-2017), where he left his mark on the selection, contributing to the last two planetary titles. For New Zealanders in 2011 and 2015. He wanted to invest himself with black fern in ” Honoring “ for him “A great friend and teacher” Laurie O’Reilly, the first female New Zealand women’s team coach in the late 1980s. I told him before he died (in 1998) That I will help women’s rugby in one way or another, and today I have the opportunity, “ Smith said in a statement from the union.