Frank Oliver (rugby union)
As of December 14, 2009 National August 29, 1981
Francis James "Frank" Oliver (born 24 December 1948 in Dunedin, New Zealand, † March 16, 2014 in Palmerston North, New Zealand ) was a New Zealand rugby union national team on the position of the second row striker and after his active playing career Rugby coach.
Career
Oliver began his playing career in the New Zealand provincial rugby in 1969 with the team Southland rugby. Later, he also played for the province of Otago RFU teams and Manawatu RU in the New Zealand National Provincial Championship called Championship ( NPC). In 1976 he was appointed to the Executive of the New Zealand national team ( All Blacks ). He made his international debut on 18 September of the same year at the 14:15 defeat against South Africa in Johannesburg. In 1977 he was again selected for the national team to play for them against the British and Irish Lions during their tour to New Zealand. This tour could decide with four wins from four games for the New Zealanders. Here, Oliver came in all four matches against the Lions used. In 1978, he led the All Blacks in three internationals against Australia as team captain. However, his team won two of three home games. In the same year he reached with the All Blacks for the first time in its history a so-called Grand Slam. The New Zealanders succeeded in all four so-called home to beat Nations Rugby Union, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales during a tour of Europe. Again, Oliver played in all four games. This success was New Zealand first repeat 25 years later. However, he also belonged to the team that complete surprise against the Irish province of Munster rugby club in Limerick 12:12 lost during the same tour. His last game for the All Blacks was the 12:24 defeat against South Africa on 29 August 1981. This second test was part of a tour of South Africa to New Zealand, which the All Blacks won 2-1. It was overshadowed by massive protests and riots, as many New Zealanders condemned the South African apartheid regime of the White, and felt it unreasonable that New Zealand fought out games against such a country. Oliver played 1976-1981 43 times for the All Blacks. Among these games were 17 full internationals, of which he denied three as captain.
After his retirement from rugby in 1983 Oliver was coach. He coached among others, the U19, U21, and the first team of Invergargill RFC. This was followed by a position as assistant coach at the Manawatu province and the coaching position of the New Zealand Under-19 national team in 1993 / 94th 1995/1996 he was head coach of Manawatu. After that, he became coach of the New Zealand franchise Hurricanes in the new international championship Super 12 Since NPC and Super 12 did not overlap, he began in 1998 also still train the Central Vikings. With them he won the second division of the NPC. After this season, the Association was only founded in 1997 but reintegrated for financial reasons, the origin associations Hawke 's Bay Manawatu RU and RU. The Hurricanes managed under him the 1997 semi-finals for the second season of the Super 12, but failed there on the Australian Brumbies franchise with 20:33 in Canberra. In 2001 he took over the New Zealand Super 12 franchise blues. There, however, he was less successful and was released after one season.
Oliver's son Anton Oliver is also a former captain of the All Blacks as well as a former player of Otago.