[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Cory Sweeney

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cory Sweeney
Rugby union career
Coaching career
Years Team
2021 – present New Zealand 7s (Head Coach)
2019–2021 New Zealand 7s (Co-coach)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Cory Sweeney (born 8 March 1978)[1] is a New Zealand rugby sevens coach. He is currently the New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team Head Coach.[2] He was appointed after the Tokyo Olympics.[2][3]

Sweeney was the Black Ferns Sevens assistant coach in 2016. He then Co-coached the Black Ferns Sevens team with Allan Bunting from 2019 until the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[2][3] He was nominated with Allan Bunting for the Halberg Coach of the Year award in 2022.[4]

Following Bunting departure to take charge of the New Zealand women's fifteen-a-side team Sweeney became the sevens team's head coach. During the 2022-2023 Sevens season he coached the sevens team to winning six straight tournaments, and 41 consecutive games to secure them that seasons title. For his efforts he was named national coach of the year at the New Zealand Rugby awards in December 2023.[5] He coached the team to claim a back to back gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At the second tournament of the 2024-2025 Sevens season held in Cape Town on 7–8 December 2024 he celebrated coaching at his 50th tournament of the Sevens series.[6]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "SWEENEY Cory". olympics.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Black Ferns sevens confirm Cory Sweeney as coach after golden victory at Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Cory Sweeney steps up as Black Ferns Sevens head coach". RNZ. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  4. ^ "'New era' for Black Ferns Sevens". www.voxy.co.nz. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ^ Hinton, Marc (14 December 2023). "Scott Robertson, Ian Foster overlooked at New Zealand Rugby awards". Stuff. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ Julian, Adam (9 December 2024). "Black Ferns Sevens reign supreme in Cape Town". All Blacks. Retrieved 9 December 2024.