Craig McGrath (born 2 April 1974) is a New Zealand

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coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the

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, and coach of the

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. His professional playing career spanned five seasons, where he played for Blues, as well as , , and

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. His usual playing positions was Scrum-half. He attended High School at Waitākere College.

Coaching

McGrath worked as coach of Waitemata Rugby and

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before becoming the coach of

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in 2014. He joined the Rebels as assistant coach in 2015, before being appointed coach of

from the 2018 season.

References

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Harlequin Rugby Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGrath, Craig 1974 births Living people Auckland rugby union players Māori All Blacks players North Harbour rugby union players Blues (Super Rugby) players Rugby Viadana players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players New Zealand rugby union coaches Expatriate rugby union players in Italy New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Italy