The following men have coached the

New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...

in international test competition. In the early years no coaches were formally announced, instead a "Co-Manager" who was usually a former player was named and was responsible for the on field performances.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' Otherwise captains were in charge while squads were on tour. The first man to help coach the New Zealand side was Northern Union official Jack Smith who helped the 1907-1908 New Zealand side learn the rules when they arrived in Great Britain.

Jim Rukutai Puhipi James Rukutai (1877 – 11 January 1940) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played representative rugby league (RL) and coached New Zealand. The Auckland Rugby League's minor premiership, the Ruku ...

is the youngest coach to coach the national side, while

Stephen Kearney Stephen Peter Kearney (born 11 June 1972) is a New Zealand professional rugby league football coach who until 2020 was the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL and a former player. A New Zealand national captain and second-row for ...

has won the most test matches as coach (23 as of 2015).''Superleague'', Volume 6, Issue 4, Edition 28 2011.King Kearney looks to build lasting Kiwis empire
''nzherald.co.nz'', 22 November 2015

List of coaches

References

* Frank Endacott with John Coffey. ''Being Frank'', Hodder Moa Beckett, 2002.

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''rugbyleagueproject.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of New Zealand Kiwis Coaches New Zealand rugby league lists * R NZ

List of coaches

See also

References

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