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John Mitchell

John Mitchell is just third-ever person to play for, captain and coach of the All Blacks. As a player, Mitchell played 134 matches for his province Waikato, captaining the team a record 86 times, and played six games for New Zealand on their 1993 tour of Great Britain, captaining the All Blacks in three tour matches. He has coached all over the world and has winners medals for the Six Nations, Bledisloe Cup, Tri-Nations and Currie Cup competitions. Mitchell is now a regular member of the television pundit lineup on Supersport. As recently appointed Director of Rugby at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Mitchell oversees the rugby coaching, fitness and medical staff on the UKZN campuses, as well as taking charge of the UKZN Impi team in the FNB Varsity Shield. He also runs the Powerade "coaching the coaches" programme for Schools and blogs on his website.