Carlos Spencer Lands MLR Coaching Gig

October 15, 2021
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Ultimate Rugby

NOLA Gold has announced that former All Black flyhalf Carlos Spencer will be joining the team as an assistant coach for the 2022 MLR season.

“After recently coaching in South Africa, Japan, and New Zealand, I look forward to bringing all my experience and skill to the NOLA Gold outfit…working with coach Nate Osborne, the management group, and most of all the players. I’m really excited about the challenge ahead. Hopefully, we can create some memorable moments for our fans and supporters, I can’t wait to get over there” said Spencer.

Spencer was known as “The King” in his playing days, playing in New Zealand, South Africa, and England professionally, where he scored over 1,500 points combined during his professional career (over 600 for the Auckland Blues).

In his international career, Carlos Spencer made over 40 appearances for the New Zealand All Blacks as well as playing for the New Zealand Maori team. Spencer is a two-time winner of the Tom French Cup, an award given to the player of the year by the New Zealand Rugby Union.

As a coach, Spencer spent three years in the South African Rugby Union where he coached the Lions (2012), Sharks (2013), and Kings (2014).

From 2016-2018 Spencer coached the Munakata Sanix Blues in Japan Rugby League One before returning to New Zealand to join the Hurricanes as an assistant coach.