Rugby-Joseph takes over as Highlanders head coach


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 09 Jul 2024

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool D - England v Japan - Allianz Riviera, Nice, France - September 17, 2023 Japan head coach Jamie Joseph before the match REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - Jamie Joseph has been appointed head coach of the Otago Highlanders for a second spell with Clarke Dermody dropping down to an assistant coaching role, the Dunedin-based Super Rugby team said on Tuesday.

Former All Blacks and Japan flanker Joseph coached the Highlanders to their only Super Rugby title in 2015 before taking charge of Japan the following year. He led Japan to the World Cup quarter-finals on home soil in 2019.

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