Experienced All Blacks Sevens coaching line-up announced

New All Blacks Sevens Head Coach Clark Laidlaw has announced an experienced coaching line-up for the 2017/2018 season.

The new All Blacks Sevens coaching set-up sees Liam Barry appointed to the position of Assistant Coach. Barry is a former All Black and coached with the Blues for a number of years, first as Skills Coach and then as Assistant Coach. He was the Head Coach of North Harbour from 2011 to 2013. He had been the Head Coach at Ricoh in Japan for two years before returning to New Zealand last year.

Former All Blacks Sevens star playmaker Tomasi Cama has been appointed to the new position of Attack Coach following his season as Assistant Coach with the team over the last year.

Laidlaw’s new coaching line-up will guide the side as they compete for the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series title, push for gold at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast next April and the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco next July.