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South Africa's representative in the Rainbow Cup's north-south final will not only be jetting off to Italy, but they will play in front of a small contingent of fans.
Former All Black Crowley to coach Italy till 2023 World Cup 19 May 2021 / 22:00 H.
ROME: New Zealander Kieran Crowley
(pix) will take over as Italy head coach in July on a three-year deal that will incorporate the 2023 World Cup, the Italian Rugby Federation announced on Wednesday.
Crowley, who was a member of New Zealand’s 1987 World Cup-winning squad, coached Canada for eight years before taking charge at Italian Pro-14 club Benetton Treviso.
The federation said current coach Franco Smith will move into a new role as head of high performance when 59-year-old Crowley takes over on July 1.
He will be assisted in his coaching team by Andrea Moretti, Marius Goosen, Corrado Pilat and Giovanni Sanguin.