The Kenya Rugby Union announces the appointment of Ian Snook as the Head Coach of the Kenya fifteens national team,The Simbas. He joins the KRU on a two year contract.
The New Zealand national brings with him a vast wealth of experience, having served in various high profile coaching and consulting capacities in New Zealand, Australia, England, Ireland,Laos, Japan, Croatia,Italy and South Africa.
He will be assisted by his countryman Murray Roulston who has previously served on the coaching staff of Super Rugby side Highlanders and also served in various coaching and consulting capacities in New Zealand, Japan, Trinidad & Tobago and Romania.
The duo are currently  working with the technical team of Dominique Habimana, Charles Ngovi, Richard Ochieng, Chris Makachia and Simiyu Wangila on their conditioning program and are expected in the country during the first week of April.
Meanwhile, the Kenya Rugby Union is targeting a series of build up matches against European opposition in the run up to the Rugby Africa Gold Cup which doubles up as the 2019 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers.
Ian Snook Coaching Experience
1978- 1986Â Â Â Â Â Club Coaching (Wairarapa and Taranaki)
1986-1989Â Â Â Â Â Club Coach and Director of Coaching at Bedford Rugby Football Club, England
1989-1991Â Â Â Â Â Club Coach at Cambridge University Rugby CLub, England
1992Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Club Coach and Director of Coaching, Old Wesley Rugby Football Club, Dublin, Ireland
1993-1994Â Â Â Â Â Director of Coaching and Representative Coach for Manawatu Rugby Football Union, New Zealand
1995Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Director of Coaching, Manawatu Rugby Football Union, New Zealand
1996-1997Â Â Â Â Â Director of Coaching and Provincial Coach, Border Rugby Football Union, South Africa
1998-2000Â Â Â Â Director of Coaching and Club Coach for Canberra Kookaburra (later became Vikings) in the NSW Premiership Competition,Australia
2001-2005Â Â Â Technical Director and Head Coach, Toyota Shokki Rugby Club, Japan
2006 -2007Â Â Â Coaching Coordinator for Marist Saint Pats and Wellington Rugby Union
2007 -2008Â Â Director of Rugby, Taranaki Rugby Football Union, New Zealand
2008-2010Â Â Â Senior and Club Coach, CUS Genova, Italy
2011-2012Â Â Â Â Coaching Consultant, Cornish Pirates (England), Clubs & Schools (Taranaki, New Zealand)
2013-2015Â Â Â Senior Club Coach, Clifton Rugby Club,Coaching Consultant Cornish Pirate, Mid Canterbury and local schools
2016Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Zagreb RFC (Croatia) Guest Coach
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Assistant Coach, Francis Douglas Memorial College 1st XV
2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Head Coach Laos National Team
