Ian Foster (rugby union)

Ian Foster
Rugby union career
School	Forest View High School
Occupation(s)	Rugby Union coach
Playing career
Position	First five-eight
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Te Awamutu Sports
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1985–1998	Waikato	148
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996–1998	Chiefs	28

Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2002–2003 2004–2011 2005–2007 2012-	Waikato Chiefs Junior All Blacks (Co-Coach) All Blacks (Assistant Coach)
correct as of 23 Dec 2011.

Ian Foster is the assistant coach of the All Blacks and a former rugby union player. He was the coach of the Waikato Chiefs from 2004 to 2011. During his playing career he made 148 appearances for Waikato, a union record. He also played 28 games for the Chiefs.^[1]^[2] Foster is widely touted as the greatest New Zealand rugby player to never have played for the All Blacks.

Since 2012, he has been an assistant coach for the All Blacks.

References

↑ Ian Foster named All Blacks assistant coach Stuff.co.nz, 23 December 2011
↑ Foster new All Black assistant coach NZ Herald, 23 December 2011

External links

Ian Foster at the International Rugby Academy

New Zealand squad – 2015 Rugby World Cup Winners (3rd Title)

Forwards	Cane Coles Crockett Faumuina B. Franks O. Franks Kaino McCaw (c) Mealamu Messam Moody (replaced Woodcock) Read Retallick Romano Taylor Vito Whitelock Woodcock

Backs	Barrett Carter Fekitoa Kerr-Barlow Milner-Skudder Naholo Nonu Perenara Savea Slade A. Smith B. Smith C. Smith Williams

Coach	Head coach: Hansen; Assistant coaches: Cron, Foster, W. Smith

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