Greg Feek
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Gregory Edward Feek is a New Zealand rugby union
player who has played 10 tests for the All Blacks
between 1999 and 2001 as a prop, in addition to 63 appearances with the Crusaders. He was born in New Plymouth
. He had played provincial rugby for Taranaki
between 1996 and 1998 and Canterbury
between 1999 and 2005. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in 2006.
He is now retired from rugby, and in 2008 was the forwards coach for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14
.
Feek has joined Leinster
as scrum
coach for the 2010/2011 season.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who has played 10 tests for the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
between 1999 and 2001 as a prop, in addition to 63 appearances with the Crusaders. He was born in New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
. He had played provincial rugby for Taranaki
Taranaki Rugby Union
Taranaki Rugby Football Union is the governing body of Rugby in the New Zealand province of Taranaki. The main stadium is Yarrow Stadium which is in the main centre of New Plymouth. Taranaki plays in the annual ITM Cup in which it also competes for the Ranfurly shield...
between 1996 and 1998 and Canterbury
Canterbury Rugby Football Union
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in a substantial part of the Canterbury region, in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand...
between 1999 and 2005. He has also played for New Zealand Maori in 2006.
He is now retired from rugby, and in 2008 was the forwards coach for the Wellington Hurricanes in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
.
Feek has joined Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
as scrum
Scrum (rugby)
Scrum , in the sports of rugby union and rugby league, is a way of restarting the game, either after an accidental infringement or when the ball has gone out of play...
coach for the 2010/2011 season.