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Ex-All Black Liam Barry named Australia Men's 7s head coach
By Ian Cameron
Rugby Australia has confirmed the appointment of Liam Barry as the new head coach for the Australian Men’s Sevens team.
Barry (53) succeeds John Manenti, who left the role in August. The former All Black brings over three decades of experience in professional rugby - both as a player and coach.
Barry’s career as a player included representing the All Blacks from 1993 to 1995, followed by stints in Japan with NEC and Kubota. Transitioning to coaching in 2016, he served as a coaching director for New Zealand’s Sevens programs before becoming an assistant coach for the All Black Sevens, a role he held from 2017 to 2022.
Most recently he worked in a high-performance leadership role with High Performance Sport New Zealand.
Australian Men’s Sevens coach Liam Barry said: "I'm very excited to take the team into the next cycle off the back of what they’ve done at the Paris Olympics.
"It's a great base to start from and it's a credit to John and the management with what they’ve done in the last cycle.
"I'm not looking to reinvent the wheel but rather build on what is already there. The players are fit, fast and skillful and I’m looking forward to working with them."
Director of High Performance Peter Horne said of the appointment of Barry: "We are delighted to welcome Liam to Australian Rugby as Head Coach of our Men’s Sevens side," Horne said.
"Liam's proven track record in winning environments, combined with his passion for developing young talent perfectly aligns with the direction we are taking.
"Our Men's Sevens side had their best-ever finish at an Olympic Games in August and are consistently one of the teams to beat on the global stage.
"We believe Liam is the ideal person to build a strong connection and successful playing group in the future."
The Australian Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams will begin their 2024/2025 season on November 30 in Dubai, with final squad selections to be announced closer to the HSBC SVNS series opener.
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Yep NZ national u85 team is touring there atm I think (or just has).
Go to commentsWhat are they gonna do with the 500k and what does that achieve? They could dump the whole side and pick amateurs and save 10million, but what is that going to achieve?
The problem it feels like to me is I didn't hear what Gatland is going to do in order to win the 6N next year. How is he helping the problem. It just sounds like they're expecting miracles and for Gatland to turn around the national teams results, but what good is that when you're not fixing any of the problems and you'll just be back where you were when Gatland and the old players leave?
I think you are totally wrong in your stance. Wales abosolutely need to spend that 500k by investing in their future, it just doesn't sound like theyre giving Gatland any more resources to do it with. They're not using that 500k very well.
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