Evan Crawford
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Evan Crawford is a New Zealand former rugby union player and a current coach.
Crawford started his coach career in his home country, being Rugby Development Manager for NZRU during four years. He was responsible for the entire player and coach development.
He was named as head coach of Portugal
in 1999, succeeding João Paulo Bessa
and was at the helm of the "Lobos" for 18 months, until September 2001. During this time he increased the results of the Portuguese side, improving his standings in the IRB World ranking from 33 to 15.
He later was Head of Coach Department at the RFU, in Twickenham
, England. He then returned to his home country, in 2007, to be the first High Performance Manager at Wellington Rugby Football Union
, the first provincial union to make such an appointment.
Crawford started his coach career in his home country, being Rugby Development Manager for NZRU during four years. He was responsible for the entire player and coach development.
He was named as head coach of Portugal
Portugal national rugby union team
The Portugal national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union side representing Portugal. They first played in 1935 and now compete in the European Nations Cup. Rugby union in Portugal is administered by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby. Portugal qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in...
in 1999, succeeding João Paulo Bessa
João Paulo Bessa
João Paulo de Castro Silva Bessa is a Portuguese architect, journalist and a former rugby union player and coach. He also played football and tennis.-Career:...
and was at the helm of the "Lobos" for 18 months, until September 2001. During this time he increased the results of the Portuguese side, improving his standings in the IRB World ranking from 33 to 15.
He later was Head of Coach Department at the RFU, in Twickenham
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
, England. He then returned to his home country, in 2007, to be the first High Performance Manager at Wellington Rugby Football Union
Wellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
, the first provincial union to make such an appointment.