Boris Stankovich (born 9 January 1980, in

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), is a

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coach and former player who played for Leicester Tigers and Newport Gwent Dragons. He was most recently the scrum coach at Leicester where he spent the most of his career. While born in

, Stankovich was capped for England at under-19 and under-21 level.

Early career

Stankovich was educated at

Kelston Boys High School Kelston Boys' High School ("KBHS") (Te kura tuarua o nga tamatane o kerehana) is an all-boys state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in the Waitakere region of Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High Scho ...

, Auckland and played Rugby for the school's First XV alongside Peter Koloi and Vinnie "Kelston Smashing Machine" McClafferty . He was also Head boy in his final year at school. He began his career playing for

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before moving to France where he won promotion with

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to the Top 14 in 2006. Initially he played at hooker before moving to prop.

Leicester Tigers

He moved to Leicester Tigers in 2007 and made his debut against Bristol in the first match of the 2007/08 season. During his time at Leicester, the club have won three Premiership titles and the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2012, though he only featured in one of the victorious Premiership finals (2010). Stankovich returned to the club as an interim scrum coach for the 2016/2017 season, following the departure of

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from the Director of Rugby role. He became the permanent scrum coach soon after and stayed until leaving in October 2020.

Newport Gwent Dragons

In May 2014 Stankovich joined Newport Gwent Dragons. He was released in 2016.

References

External links

Leicester Tigers profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stankovich, Boris 1980 births Living people Leicester Tigers players Dragons RFC players People educated at Kelston Boys' High School Leicester Tigers coaches