Colin Gary Cooper (Coach)

Surname:

Cooper

First names:

Colin Gary

Teams and Years:

Taranaki 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Hurricanes 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Chiefs 2018, 2019
NZ Maori 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 (part)
NZ Juniors 2005 Co, 2006 Co, 2007 Co, 2009 Co

Biography:

1999: Team finished 8th, NPC 1st Div: P 13, W 6, L 7: Pts F 369: Pts A 302
2000: Team finished 4th (L SF), NPC 1st Div: P 14, W 9, L 5: Pts F 460: Pts A 341
2001: Team finished 8th, NPC 1st Div: P 14, W 6, L 8: Pts F 428: Pts A 379
2002: Team finished 6th, NPC 1st Div: P 11, W 7, L 4: Pts F 289: Pts A 295
2010: Team finished 5th, NPC ITM Cup: P 13, W 9, L 4: Pts F 347: Pts A 306
2011: Team finished 3rd, NPC ITM Cup: P 10, W 7, L 3: Pts F 216: Pts A 195
2012: Team finished 4th (L SF), NPC ITM Cup: P 13, W 9, L 4: Pts F 468: Pts A 340
2013: Team finished 6th, NPC ITM Cup: P 10, W 3, L 7: Pts F 137: Pts A 232
2014: Team finished 1st (W F), NPC ITM Cup: P 12, W 9, L 2, D 1: Pts F 406: Pts A 259
2015: Team finished 4th (L SF), NPC ITM Cup: P 11, W 6, L 5: Pts F 310: Pts A 221
2016: Team finished 2nd (L SF), NPC Mitre 10 Cup: P 11, W 7, L 3, D 1: Pts F 367: Pts A 300
2017: Team finished 1st (L SF), NPC Mitre 10 Cup: P 11, W 8, L 3: Pts F 419: Pts A 348

Sub Total: P 143, W 86 (60.1 %), L 55, D 2: Pts F: 4,216: Pts A 3,518

Sub Total:

2003: Hu: Team finished 3rd (L SF): P 12, W 7, L 5: Pts F 340: Pts A 323
2004: Hu: Team finished 11th: P 11, W 4, L 6, D 1: Pts F 275: Pts A 303
2005: Hu: Team finished 4th (L SF): P 12, W 8, L 4: Pts F 290: Pts A 295
2006: Hu: Team finished 2nd (L GF): P 15, W 11, L 4: Pts F 356: Pts A 259
2007: Hu: Team finished 8th: P 13, W 6, L 7: Pts F 247: Pts A 300
2008: Hu: Team finished 4th (L SF): P 14, W 8, L 5, D 1: Pts F 332: Pts A 237
2009: Hu: Team finished 3rd (L SF): P 14, W 9, L 5: Pts F 390: Pts A 293
2010: Hu: Team finished 8th: P 13, W 7, L 5, D 1: Pts F 358: Pts A 323

Sub Total: P 104, W 60 (57.7 %), L 41, D 3: Pts F 2,588: Pts A 2,333

2018: Ch: Team finished 5th (L QF), P 17, W 11, L 6: Pts F 494: Pts A 400
2019: Ch: Team finished 7th (L QF), P 17, W 7, L 8, D 2: Pts F 467: Pts A 486

Sub Total: P 34, W 18 (52.9 %), L 14, D 2: Pts F 961: Pts A 886

2013: NZ Maori: P 5, W 3, L 2: Pts F 159: Pts A 116
2014: NZ Maori: P 2, W 2: Pts F 81: Pts A 39
2015: NZ Maori: P 2, W 1, L 1: Pts F 44: Pts A 60
2016: NZ Maori: P 3, W 2, L 1: Pts F 94: Pts A 44
2017: NZ Maori: P 1, L 1: Pts F 10: Pts A 32

Sub Total: P 13, W 8 (61.5 %), L 5: Pts F 388: Pts A 291

2005: NZ Juniors: P 3, W 3, L 0: Pts F 105: Pts A 60
2006: NZ Juniors: P 4, W 4, L 0: Pts F167: Pts A 47
2007: NZ Juniors: P 5, W 5, L 0: Pts F 228: Pts A 34
2009: NZ Juniors: P 4, W 4, L 0: Pts F 161: Pts A 79

Sub Total: P 16, W 16 (100.0 %), L 0: Pts F 661: Pts A 220

Total: P 310, W 188 (60.6 %), L 115, D 7: Pts F 8,814: Pts A 7,248

2001: Coach of the Year

Endorsement

It gives me great pleasure to write this character reference about this website. There would not be a person in this country who doesn’t know that rugby is the national game of New Zealand. The passion runs deep and the profile and exposure of the sport is without peer. A fair chunk of our heroes come from the game and nothing affects the mental psychology of the people more than rugby. Not even politics.

Because of this rich feeling, discussions in society are often based around the game and on the players involved. Memories tend to play tricks on people. They can fade and forget and get things muddled up. For nearly 90 years New Zealand rugby enthusiasts have been superbly served by the Rugby Almanack. It remains the definitive source of information from each season despite the advancement of technology.

However, we must accept that technology has advanced and like rugby, we therefore need to embrace the good that comes with that change. www.rugbyhistory.co.nz is the best rugby history site that is available. It provides comprehensive records of the All Blacks, all the Super rugby sides and most impressively of all, places a large emphasis on the national provincial competition, which remains such a crucial part of the fabric in New Zealand.

Kery Geertson’s dedication to this growing rugby treasure can not be denied. It continues to grow, mature and impress. To paraphrase the late, great Terry McLean www.rugbyhistory.co.nz should be stored as a favourite website for every rugby lover; it provides facts and fairness and hours of one of life’s greatest pleasures – browsing.

Grant Hassall
Wannabe Rugby Historian
New Plymouth

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