Neil McPhail
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Neil James McPhail was a New Zealand rugby union team coach from 1961 to 1965.[1][2]
Career
McPhail coached the New Zealand rugby union team from 1961 to 1965 for a total of 20 tests.[3][4][5]
When sportswriter Phil Gifford ranked All Black coaches for The New Zealand Herald, he put McPhail in fifth position.[6]
References
- ^ "The McLook rugby collection". The McLook rugby collection. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "How the 67' All Blacks changed the game". NZ Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Late cuts: Of Grizz, The Needle, J. J. and others in the hot seat". NZ Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Statistics show coaching All Blacks is more difficult than Warren Gatland claims". Stuff. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Geertson, Kerry. "Neil James McPhail (Coach)". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ Gifford, Phil (c. 2025). "The greatest All Black coaches of all time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 March 2026.