On that day, the change of staff was announced for the national team, which will once again participate in Super Rugby Americas.
Changes to the Chilean rugby franchise for 2024. Selknam today announced the arrival of New Zealand coach, Jake Mangin, to lead a project that will aim for its first championship in Super Rugby Americas.
The news came as a surprise to national fans, who did not expect a change in the project led until now by the Argentinian Nicolás Bruzzone. Regardless, according to information provided to El Deportivo, the trans-Andean 7s legend will continue to work with the Chilean Rugby Federation.
Mangin, for his part, will take on this new challenge with more than 15 years of experience in professional rugby, which he mainly developed in Brazil, where he worked in various organizations.
From 2013 to 2020, he worked for the Brazilian Rugby Confederation, where he served as 7s coach in 2016 for the team that participated in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He was also assistant coach of the Brazilian XV and responsible for the M20.
In New Zealand he also left his mark as assistant coach of Crusader Junior.
“It is an honor for me to be part of an exciting moment in Chilean rugby. I would like to thank everyone at Chile Rugby, especially Cristian (Rudloff) and Raúl (Sigren) for their professionalism throughout this process. ANDI look forward to developing a group of talented players with Pablo (Lemoine) and our experienced staff. » explained Mangin in his first statements after the announcement.
In the same spirit, he added: “Having visited Chile on several occasions, my respect for the Chilean rugby community is immense and the opportunity to lead and inspire Selknam Ruby to greater heights was a challenge I could not refuse. . “I look forward to continuing all the hard work once I arrive.” »
The New Zealander’s main objective will be to take Selknam to another continental final, after this near-perfect 2022 campaign. With no World Cup in between, the team is expected to reach a level this season which allows him to fight side by side. against Peñarol from Uruguay, double champion of the continent (if we consider SLAR and Super Rugby Americas).
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