Josef Schmidt (rugby union)
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Josef Schmidt is a New Zealand
rugby union
coach. Schmidt coached the New Zealand Schools Rugby Team before coaching Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
from 2003–2004. While at the Steamers he won the Ranfurly Shield
defeating Auckland
on August 15, 2004 The Steamers had one successful defence of the title before losing to Canterbury
. Scmidt joined the Auckland Blues from 2004–2007 where, in his final year, were knocked out in the semi-final. He joined Clermont Auvergne in 2007 as a coach where his side finished Top 14 runners-up twice in 2008 & 2009. Schmidt took over as Leinster Rugby
head coach for the 2010–11 season, and under his leadership Leinster won the 2011 Heineken Cup
. and Lost to Munster in the Magners League Grand Final 2011.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rugby union
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...
coach. Schmidt coached the New Zealand Schools Rugby Team before coaching Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
Bay of Plenty Rugby Union
The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union is the official governing body for rugby union in the Bay of Plenty, in the North-East of the North Island...
from 2003–2004. While at the Steamers he won the Ranfurly Shield
Ranfurly Shield
The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Ranfurly Shield is based on a challenge system, rather than a league or knockout competition as with most football trophies...
defeating Auckland
Auckland representative rugby union team
The Auckland representative rugby union team is the top representative rugby union team under the Auckland Rugby Football Union in New Zealand. It competes in the ITM Cup, renamed from the Air New Zealand Cup in 2010....
on August 15, 2004 The Steamers had one successful defence of the title before losing to 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...
. Scmidt joined the Auckland Blues from 2004–2007 where, in his final year, were knocked out in the semi-final. He joined Clermont Auvergne in 2007 as a coach where his side finished Top 14 runners-up twice in 2008 & 2009. Schmidt took over as Leinster Rugby
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...
head coach for the 2010–11 season, and under his leadership Leinster won the 2011 Heineken Cup
2011 Heineken Cup Final
The 2011 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Heineken Cup, the 16th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 21 May 2011 at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The match was contested by Northampton Saints of England and Leinster of Ireland,...
. and Lost to Munster in the Magners League Grand Final 2011.