WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Former All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger has been appointed as the new coach of the Otago Highlanders for three years from 2018, the team said on Tuesday. Mauger, who played 46 times for the All Blacks from 2001-07, was appointed as an assistant coach of the 2015 Super Rugby champions earlier this year after he was sacked by the Leicester Tigers. He replaces Tony Brown, who had only taken the job for the 2017 season as he had already accepted a role with former Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph who now mentors the Japan national side. Former Wellington Hurricanes head coach Mark Hammett, who guided the Sunwolves in their inaugural Super Rugby season in 2016, remains with the team as an assistant coach. "Both have experience at head coach level and proven leadership skills.

Source: The Star July 31, 2017 23:26 UTC