The tell-all memoir by one of New Zealand's greatest ever rugby coaches.
Sir Gordon Tietjens is rightly regarded as the greatest sevens
coach in history. Under his watch, the New Zealand sevens team
became the most successful in the sport, winning four Commonwealth
Games gold medals, 12 World Series Sevens titles and two Sevens
Rugby World Cups. Renowned for his ability to spot talent, he
consistently unearthed future stars, and nurtured the careers of
more than 50 All Blacks, including some of the biggest names in the
game.
In 2012, Sir Gordon became the first sevens coach to be inducted
into the IRB (now World Rugby) Hall of Fame and, in 2013, was
knighted for services to the game.
After a remarkable 22 seasons, Sir Gordon stepped down as head
coach of the New Zealand sevens team in 2016, following its early
exit from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He is now coach of
the Samoan sevens team.
Sir Gordon is the father of Paul and Kylie and lives in Tauranga
with his wife Jules.
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