Gregory Edward Feek (born 20 July 1975) is a New Zealand

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former player who now works as a rugby coach. He played 10 tests for the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...

between 1999 and 2001 as a prop, in addition to 63 appearances with the

Crusaders The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were in ...

. Feek was born in

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

. He played provincial rugby for

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...

between 1996 and 1998 and

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

between 1999 and 2005. He also played for New Zealand Maori in 2006. He since retired from playing rugby. In 2008, Feek was the forwards coach for the

Wellington Hurricanes The Hurricanes ( ; formerly the Wellington Hurricanes) is a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Wellington that competes in Super Rugby. The Hurricanes were formed to represent the lower North Island, including the East Coast, H ...

Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...

. Feek joined

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coach for the 2010/2011 season. He also worked as Ireland scrum coach, a position he left after the 2019 World Cup."Greg Feek confirmed as part of All Blacks coaching staff"
The Irish Times. 18 December 2019

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* 1975 births New Zealand international rugby union players Canterbury rugby union players Crusaders (rugby union) players People educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School Living people New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union players from New Plymouth Rugby union props Tasman rugby union players Māori All Blacks players Taranaki rugby union players 1999 Rugby World Cup players {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1970s-stub