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Tom Coventry led North Harbor to the last
The former assistant Chiefs Tom Coventry is expected to become the next coach of the Blues
Stuff understands that an announcement could be made imminently and Coventry will join the club from Auckland in difficulty. coaching team with Tana Umaga and Leon MacDonald for their next Super Rugby campaign
The May Blues have unveiled former MacDonald Crusader assistant as a new coach at the # 39, announcement of a one year extension of the head coach
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Leon MacDonald and Tana Umaga have already been announced as two Blues co-ops A Blues spokeswoman denied taking a decision on their next striker's coach and said that nothing would be revealed until the end of the season, but it is understood that they could make an announcement as early as Friday.
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The appointment of Coventry means that the head coach of North Harbor will replace Steve Jackson, who took charge of the Blues in 2017.
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Coventry was Dave Rennie's assistant to the Chiefs for five years.
Jackson also directed Harbor before Coventry took over last year and the latter guided them to a Miter 10. Cup of the Premiership semi-final against Canterbu ry in his first season as a Head coach, although they lost 35-24 in Christchurch. Jackson was in charge when Harbor was promoted in 2016 after defeating Otago 17-14 in the championship final at Dunedin.
With four wins and 11 losses, the Blues play their final match of another disappointing campaign against the Crusaders at Christchurch on Saturday. Since 1965, the Blues have played the play-offs in the semi-finals, but lost 30-13 against Queensland. Reds, who then beat the Crusaders 18-13 in the final in Brisbane.
GETTY IMAGES [19659005] (From left to right) Assistant Coaches Chiefs, Wayne Smith, Andrew Strawbridge and Tom Coventry with head coach Dave Rennie after winning the 2013 Super Rugby title.
Coventry, who worked as Dave Rennie's assistant coach at Chie fs for five years old, he returned to New Zealand in 2016 after losing his time as a London head coach following his relegation to the English Premiership
The former Waikato was part of the United States. Rennie's training team. and 2013.
Harbor has only lost twice in the last regular season of the Miter Cup 10 with Coventry as head coach.
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