Craig Newby

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| name = Craig Newby

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| birth_name = Craig Alan Newby

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|7|27}}

| birth_place = Rotorua, New Zealand

| height = 191 cm

| weight = {{convert|108|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}} {{cite web |url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/leicester_tigers.php?section=1 |title=Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby |work=web page |publisher=Premier Rugby |accessdate=3 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616063525/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/leicester_tigers.php?section=1 |archive-date=16 June 2012}}

| school = Rotorua Boys' High School

| university =

| relatives =

| spouse =

| occupation =

| ru_position = Back Row

| repyears1 = 2004–2006

| repteam1 = New Zealand

| repsevenscomp1 =

| repsevensyears1 = 1999–2002

| repsevensteam1 = New Zealand Sevens

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 =

| years1 = 2002–2003

| years2 = 2008–2012

| clubs1 = Newcastle

| clubs2 = Leicester Tigers

| points1 = 0

| points2 = 17

| apps1 = 7

| apps2 = 84

| super1 = Blues

| super2 = Highlanders

| superyears1 = 2001

| superyears2 = 2002–2008

| province1 = North Harbour

| province2 = Otago

| provinceyears1 = 2000–2004

| provinceyears2 = 2005–2008

| superapps1 = 7

| superapps2 = 67

| superpoints1 = 0

| superpoints2 = 40

| provinceapps1 = 49

| provinceapps2 = 38

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| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 0

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Craig Alan Newby (born 27 July 1979) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and coach.

Rugby career

Before playing professional rugby Newby was in the same school year as Francis Sucgang.

Newby spent the bulk of his playing career in New Zealand, for Otago, the Highlanders, North Harbour and the Blues. He had a short stint with Newcastle Falcons in 2002. He made three appearances for New Zealand before moving to England in 2008 to play for Leicester Tigers.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/leicester/7389564.stm |title=Tigers sign Highlanders flanker |work=BBC Sport |date=8 May 2008 |access-date=13 August 2023}} At the end of his first season at Leicester he helped them defeat London Irish to win the Premiership final. The following year Leicester retained the Premiership.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/8048413.stm |title=Leicester 10-9 London Irish |publisher=BBC |date=16 May 2009 |accessdate=9 February 2020}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/8708250.stm |title=Leicester 33-27 Saracens |publisher=BBC |date=29 May 2010 |accessdate=9 February 2020}}

= Rugby player =

New Zealand All Black 7's 1999-2002 - World Cup winner 2001, Manchester Commonwealth Games Gold medallist 2002
New Zealand All Black 2004/06
Highlanders 2002-08 (Captain 2007/08)
Otago rugby 2005-08 (Captain 2005–08)
Leicester Tigers UK 2008-12 (Captain 2011)

= Rugby coach =

Cambridge National 2 Head coach (Defence and Forwards) 2012-15
NEC Japan Top League Forwards and defence coach 2015-16
Coventry National 1 Defence coach 2016-17
Wasps U18 Forwards and Defence coach 2016-17
Harlequins DPP U16s coach 2018 - Current
Wimbledon National 3 Forwards and Defence coach 2018 - Current
England U20 woman's forwards coach 2019 - 2021
Ulster Rugby Assistant Coach 2021–2024
Ealing Trailfinders, assistant academy coach 2024-2025Adam McKendry, [https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/ulster-rugby/ulster-backroom-staff-set-for-more-change-as-coach-to-depart-for-championship/a680617038.html "Ulster backroom staff set for more change as coach to depart for Championship"], Belfast Telegraph, 23 May 2024
Cambridge Head Coach 2025- [BBC, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c4gdx8421k9o ], BBC Sports website, 25/02/25

== School-rugby ==

Assistant Director of Rugby July 2016 - July 2017 Warwick School, First XV Backs coach. Winners of the National School Title
Director of Rugby, St Johns Leatherhead, 2017-2021
Assistant Housemaster North House, St John's Leatherhead, 2018-2021

References

External links

{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205183217/http://www.highlanders-rugby.co.nz/page.pasp?pageid=53 |title=Highlanders profile }}
{{All Blacks|1041}}
[http://www.leicestertigers.com/squad/players.php?player=8532&includeref=dynamic Leicester Tigers profile]

Category:1979 births

Category:New Zealand international rugby union players

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand rugby union coaches

Category:New Zealand rugby union players

Category:Leicester Tigers players

Category:Newcastle Falcons players

Category:Barbarian F.C. players

Category:Highlanders (rugby union) players

Category:Blues (Super Rugby) players

Category:Otago rugby union players

Category:North Harbour rugby union players