Errol Brain
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| Date of birth | 21 July 1968 | ||
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | No. 8 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Counties Manukau | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1996 1997–1998 |
Blues Chiefs |
4 | (5) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1989–1998 |  NZ Maori |
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| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2010–2013 |  Portugal | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
Errol F. Brain (born 21 July 1968) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and a current coach. He played as back-row.
Brain had more than 100 caps for Counties Manukau. He played for Auckland Blues (1996) and Waikato Chiefs (1997/98), in New Zealand, and Valence d'Agen (1993), in France. He moved to Toyota Motor Company, in Japan, where he would play from 1999 to 2002.
Brain played for New Zealand Maori, from 1989 to 1998, and was also their captain.[1]
In September 2010, he took charge as coach of Portugal, with a contract for three years. He left in late March 2013 when his contract expired, with a mixed legacy of results.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tomaz Morais |
Portugal National Rugby Union Coach 2010–2013 |
Succeeded by Frederico Sousa |
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