Wayne Pivac

Wayne Pivac
Full nameWayne Jeffrey Pivac
Date of birth (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962 (age 62)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
SchoolWestlake Boys High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–1987 North Harbour 24 (8)
Correct as of 05 December 2022
Coaching career
Years Team
1997–1998 Northland
1999–2003 Auckland
2004–2007 Fiji
2007–2008 North Harbour
2012–2013 Auckland
2014–2019 Scarlets
2019–2022 Wales
2023– NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu
Correct as of 25 August 2023

Wayne Pivac (born 1962) is a New Zealand rugby union coach who is the head coach of the NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu who play in the Japan Rugby League One.[1] In November 2019 he replaced Warren Gatland as the Wales national team coach and remained in this position until 2022.[2]

A former sworn officer in the New Zealand Police, he was a constable at the Takapuna police station on Auckland's North Shore. He played his early rugby at Rosmini College and then Westlake Boys High School. Pivac played senior rugby for both the Northcote and Takapuna rugby clubs. Pivac played for North Harbour Rugby Union while he was a policeman. A recurring knee injury forced Pivac to retire from playing rugby at the age of 28. In 2012 Pivac was named at flanker in the Westlake Boys High school 50 year anniversary greatest First XV.

  1. ^ "Wayne Pivac lands new job less than a year after Wales sacking". Wales Online. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Wayne Pivac: Scarlets chief to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales coach". BBC Sport. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.