Allan Bunting (born 11 February 1975)[1] is a New Zealand rugby union and sevens coach. He previously coached the Black Ferns sevens and was the inaugural head coach of the Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[2][3] He was appointed as the Black Ferns fifteens coach in February 2023.
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Playing career
editBetween 1999 and 2009 Bunting played for the New Zealand sevens team, the Chiefs, the Bay of Plenty Steamers and Tokyo Gas.[4][5]
Coaching career
editBunting was the assistant coach for the Black Ferns Sevens from 2012 to 2016.[4] He has also been the skills coach for the All Blacks Sevens and assistant coach for the Wellington Lions Sevens.[4]
Bunting replaced Sean Horan as head coach of the New Zealand women's sevens team after the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][4] After taking leave in 2019, he returned and co-coached the team with Cory Sweeney until the Tokyo Olympics.[7] They won gold after defeating France in the Gold medal final.[8] Bunting stepped down as co-coach after the Olympics[9][10][11] and was later appointed as Chiefs Manawa head coach.[5]
In February 2023, Bunting was appointed as the Black Ferns coach through to the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England.[12][13] He replaced Wayne Smith as the Black Ferns Director of Rugby.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Allan Bunting". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Gold Medal winning coach announced as Chiefs Women Head Coach". Chiefs. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Super Rugby: Rotorua's Allan Bunting named head coach of Chiefs Women". NZ Herald. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Allan Bunting appointed Head Coach of Black Ferns Sevens". www.voxy.co.nz. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b Swannell, Rikki (25 January 2022). "The Heart of Coaching". www.nzrugbyworld.co.nz. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Strang, Ben (3 November 2016). "Allan Bunting named as New Zealand women's sevens coach, replacing Sean Horan". Stuff. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Co-coaches for the Black Ferns Sevens". RNZ. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (31 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Golden Black Ferns sevens beat France to become Olympic champions". Stuff. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Cory Sweeney steps up as Black Ferns Sevens head coach". RNZ. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Allan Bunting steps down from Black Ferns Sevens after golden run". Māori Television. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns Sevens co-coach Allan Bunting steps down following Olympic triumph". NZ Herald. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Allan Bunting announced as Black Ferns Director of Rugby". allblacks.com. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ a b Pearson, Joseph (9 February 2023). "Allan Bunting replaces Wayne Smith as Black Ferns coach through to 2025 Rugby World Cup". Stuff. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Former Sevens maestro Allan Bunting named new Black Ferns coach". 1 News. Retrieved 10 February 2023.