Alan Gaffney
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Alan Gaffney is an Australian-born rugby coach, currently an assistant with the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby tournament.
He is a former player who played over 200 games with the Randwick Rugby Club Sydney, of which he was elected a life member in 1993.
Gaffney began his coaching career at Randwick DRUFC in 1984 and remained there until 1996. During his time at the Club he coached the likes of David Campese
, the Ella brothers, Phil Kearns
and George Gregan
. He left to coach at the NSW Waratahs; he remains closely linked with the Randwick Club.
Two notable successes during his time in Ireland were the winning of the Grand Slam of the 2009 Six Nations Championship
and the Heineken Cup
victory with Leinster
Rugby 2009 .
He is a former player who played over 200 games with the Randwick Rugby Club Sydney, of which he was elected a life member in 1993.
Gaffney began his coaching career at Randwick DRUFC in 1984 and remained there until 1996. During his time at the Club he coached the likes of David Campese
David Campese
David Ian Campese , also known as Campo, is a former Australian rugby union player. Campese was capped by the Wallabies 101 times, and held the world record for the most tries in test matches until Daisuke Ohata scored his 65th try playing for Japan on 14 May 2006...
, the Ella brothers, Phil Kearns
Phil Kearns
Philip Nicholas Kearns is a former Australian rugby union player. He represented Australia 67 times and was captain of on 10 occasions....
and George Gregan
George Gregan
George Musarurwa Gregan AM is an Australian rugby union halfback who has made more appearances for his national team than any other player in the sport's history....
. He left to coach at the NSW Waratahs; he remains closely linked with the Randwick Club.
Two notable successes during his time in Ireland were the winning of the Grand Slam of the 2009 Six Nations Championship
2009 Six Nations Championship
The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams...
and the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
victory with 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...
Rugby 2009 .
Notable Positions Held
- Assistant Coach NSW Waratahs (2011-present)
- Backs Coach Ireland National Rugby Union Team (2008-2011)
- Technical Consultant Leinster Rugby Ireland (2008-2010)
- Director of Rugby at SaracensSaracens F.C.Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
UK (2006–2008) - Assistant Coach Australian National Rugby Union Team (2005)
- Head Coach Munster RugbyMunster RugbyMunster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
Ireland (2002–2005) - Backs Coach Leinster Rugby Ireland (2000–2002)
- Assistant Coach New South Wales Waratahs (1997–1999)