RUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points
BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Kieran Crowley will become the eighth Italy coach to undertake a Six Nations campaign in the coming weeks and as his squad gather in Verona tonight for their pre-tournament camp it seems a good idea to touch base with the experienced Kiwi.
Crowley was a fine All Black full-back with 19 Test starts, John Gallagher’s understudy at RWC1987 and a starter four years later in their semi-final defeat against Australia. A varied coaching career has seen him claim a Junior World Cup with New Zealand ...