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Mark Anscombe
Mark Anscombe (born 1957) is a New Zealand rugby union coach, having played rugby spanning across 15 years. Anscombe (father of Welsh international Gareth Anscombe) has been a rugby union coach since 1994, coaching various ages and styles in both hemispheres. He is a former head coach of the Canadian national team.
Anscombe played over 200 club games for East Coast Bays from 1976 to 1991. Anscombe captained East Coast Bays to back to back Harbour Club championships in 1985 and 1986 over North Shore and Takapuna respectively. After retiring from rugby in 1990 Anscombe then coached the Bays premier side from 1990 to 1994 including the 1991 Harbour Club rugby championship win over Takapuna in 1991. Bays were Championship runners up in 1993 and 1994. Anscombe is one of five East Coast Bays Rugby 200 game double centurions alongside Ian Coley, Slade McFarland, Wayne Hill and Rhys Bennett.
Originally from Taranaki, New Zealand, Anscombe moved to Auckland at a young age and played as a flanker in Auckland for East Coast Bays. He played for an Auckland representative team in 1977, before playing provincial rugby for the newly founded team North Harbour between 1985 and 1989. He captained the side on many occasions, guiding them to the National Provincial Championship Second division title in 1987.[citation needed]
After playing in New Zealand for 15 years, Anscombe turned his attention to coaching, where he began in 1994 in Dublin. He was the head coach for Old Wesley in the All-Ireland League where in his first season in charge, the side finished sixth, while in eighth in his second. In 1996, he gained a professional contract with English side Moseley as a director of rugby, where he signed six internationals to the club.[citation needed]
However, his stay at the club was short lived, as Anscombe left the club in February 1997, being replaced with Allan Lewis
After a short break in New Zealand, Anscombe became a highly recognised coach in Auckland, after coaching the Auckland Colts between 1999 and 2000, before becoming a development coach for the region in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, he joined the regions Super 12 side the Blues as a development coach, which saw Anscombe coach the up-and-coming talent in the franchise.[citation needed]
In 2004, he became an assistant coach for Allan Pollock at North Harbour. He helped the team to the top four in just two seasons, having seen North Harbour finish sixth in 2004. However, in the 2005 National Provincial Championship, eventual champions Auckland defeated North Harbour 38–24 in the semi-finals.[citation needed] Ahead of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Anscombe replaced Pollock as head coach at the province, and guided the team to second in Pool A, before being knocked out at the quarter-finals by Otago 56–21. In 2007, North Harbour fell back down the standings, finishing in ninth in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, then twelfth in 2008 Air New Zealand Cup.[citation needed]
In March 2008, Anscombe was appointed by the New Zealand Rugby Union as an assistant coach for the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship. Anscombe and head coach Dave Rennie made a formidable partnership at the "Baby Blacks", guiding the side to consecutive Champions between 2008 and 2010.[citation needed]
Mark Anscombe
Mark Anscombe (born 1957) is a New Zealand rugby union coach, having played rugby spanning across 15 years. Anscombe (father of Welsh international Gareth Anscombe) has been a rugby union coach since 1994, coaching various ages and styles in both hemispheres. He is a former head coach of the Canadian national team.
Anscombe played over 200 club games for East Coast Bays from 1976 to 1991. Anscombe captained East Coast Bays to back to back Harbour Club championships in 1985 and 1986 over North Shore and Takapuna respectively. After retiring from rugby in 1990 Anscombe then coached the Bays premier side from 1990 to 1994 including the 1991 Harbour Club rugby championship win over Takapuna in 1991. Bays were Championship runners up in 1993 and 1994. Anscombe is one of five East Coast Bays Rugby 200 game double centurions alongside Ian Coley, Slade McFarland, Wayne Hill and Rhys Bennett.
Originally from Taranaki, New Zealand, Anscombe moved to Auckland at a young age and played as a flanker in Auckland for East Coast Bays. He played for an Auckland representative team in 1977, before playing provincial rugby for the newly founded team North Harbour between 1985 and 1989. He captained the side on many occasions, guiding them to the National Provincial Championship Second division title in 1987.[citation needed]
After playing in New Zealand for 15 years, Anscombe turned his attention to coaching, where he began in 1994 in Dublin. He was the head coach for Old Wesley in the All-Ireland League where in his first season in charge, the side finished sixth, while in eighth in his second. In 1996, he gained a professional contract with English side Moseley as a director of rugby, where he signed six internationals to the club.[citation needed]
However, his stay at the club was short lived, as Anscombe left the club in February 1997, being replaced with Allan Lewis
After a short break in New Zealand, Anscombe became a highly recognised coach in Auckland, after coaching the Auckland Colts between 1999 and 2000, before becoming a development coach for the region in 2001. In 2002 and 2003, he joined the regions Super 12 side the Blues as a development coach, which saw Anscombe coach the up-and-coming talent in the franchise.[citation needed]
In 2004, he became an assistant coach for Allan Pollock at North Harbour. He helped the team to the top four in just two seasons, having seen North Harbour finish sixth in 2004. However, in the 2005 National Provincial Championship, eventual champions Auckland defeated North Harbour 38–24 in the semi-finals.[citation needed] Ahead of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Anscombe replaced Pollock as head coach at the province, and guided the team to second in Pool A, before being knocked out at the quarter-finals by Otago 56–21. In 2007, North Harbour fell back down the standings, finishing in ninth in the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, then twelfth in 2008 Air New Zealand Cup.[citation needed]
In March 2008, Anscombe was appointed by the New Zealand Rugby Union as an assistant coach for the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship. Anscombe and head coach Dave Rennie made a formidable partnership at the "Baby Blacks", guiding the side to consecutive Champions between 2008 and 2010.[citation needed]