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At age 30 Kirwan signed for the newly formed rugby league club Auckland Warriors for the ARL season , with a mutual option for In , Kirwan was an assistant coach with the Auckland Blues , his first professional coaching role.
In , Kirwan moved to Italy to become the coach of the Italian national rugby team , which under his guidance recorded two victories over Wales in and Scotland in After a winless Six Nations campaign, he was relieved of his managerial duties on 8 April At the start of Kirwan was appointed the coach of the Japan national rugby union team.
Interviewed by the Daily Yomiuri , Kirwan said: "The level of rugby has improved greatly in Japan in the last ten years and they did well at the last World Cup. But their recent performances at national level have [not been good]. I want to find that 'Samurai Spirit' that all the players can identify with. And then that style of rugby can start to spread downwards throughout the country.
He said in front of the camera: "We want to be the world's fittest team". He added that he wanted Japan to play to its strengths which he believed were speed and agility, and to play rugby that "big men don't like.
Kirwan remained head coach of Japan through the Rugby World Cup. In July , Kirwan was announced as the new coach of the Blues for the and seasons. He stepped down from this role in June Kirwan speaks fluent Italian and good Japanese, a result of a playing career in Italy and coaching career in Japan. Kirwan has openly spoken of his battle with depression, and is actively involved in mental health and depression awareness campaigns in New Zealand.
In he had his DNA heritage investigated for a television programme, which found a link to the American Kennedy clan. In , Niko made his All Whites debut. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 February Knight, Lindsay. New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 March NZ Truth. Retrieved 22 April Steve Mascord and Wynne Gray 8 March The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 September
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