Former All Black Kieran Crowley has replaced Franco Smith as Italy’s coach.

Smith had been in the role since 2019 and will now become Italian rugby’s head of high performance.

Former Canada coach Crowley – who has spent the past five seasons at Italian club Benetton – was part of New Zealand’s 1987 World Cup-winning squad.

“We have a generation of talented young people who have recently entered the international Test scene,” the 59-year-old said of his

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