Greg Cooper

Gregory John Luke Cooper (born 10 June 1965) is a New Zealand rugby union former player and current coach. A fullback, Cooper represented Hawke's Bay, Otago and Auckland at a provincial level and the Blues in Super Rugby.

Greg Cooper

Birth name	Gregory John Luke Cooper
Date of birth	(1965-06-10) 10 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
School	St John's College, Hastings
Notable relative(s)	Matthew Cooper (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1984, 1987 Hawke's Bay () 1984–85, 1988–96 Otago (1520) 1986–87 Auckland 23 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996 Blues 3 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1986, 1992 New Zealand 7 (63)

In the Rugby Almanack of New Zealand, Cooper was selected as one of the "Five promising players" from the 1984 season and one of the "Five players of the year" for the 1991 season.

He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1986 and 1992, and played seven matches, all of them tests, for the team.^[1] As of 2017^[update] he holds the record for the most points scored for Otago.

Cooper was appointed coach of the Otago team for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

In 2022 Cooper was named coach of the Utah Warriors in the Major League Rugby competition.^[2]

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Greg Cooper". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. https://www.warriorsrugby.com/news/utah-warriors-hire-greg-cooper-as-head-coach/ ^{[bare URL]}

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