SPORTS BRIEF

Published date18 April 2024
Publication titleTe Awamutu Courier
Te Awamutu Sports stalwart and former All Blacks coach Ian Foster will coach a World XV against France in Bilbao, Spain in June ahead of Les Bleus summer tour to South America

Montpellier head coach Patrice Collazo will join Foster as assistant coach. The fixture will be played on June 22 at the San Mamés stadium in the northern Spanish port when many top French players will be involved in the Top 14 semi-finals.

Strawbridge gets England role

Former All Blacks assistant coach and 1995 Ōhaupō Rugby Sports Club Mooloo Shield champion Andrew Strawbridge will join England Rugby’s management team as an assistant coach and coaching adviser ahead of their summer tour to Japan and New Zealand.

He was recently part of the England coaching set-up, spending the first four weeks...

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