John Kirwan (rugby player)

John James Kirwan (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand born rugby player turned coach. Kirwan played 96 times (63 of these were test matches) as an All Black from 1984 until 1994.

He finished his playing career with the NEC club in Japan.

In 2002, he moved to Italy to become the coach of the Italian national rugby team. He speaks fluent Italian now.