July 10 (Reuters) – Jamie Joseph will stay on as head coach
of the Highlanders for another two years, the Super Rugby team
said on Tuesday.
The former All Blacks flanker joined the struggling
Dunedin-based franchise for the 2011 season of the southern
hemisphere provincial championship and won plaudits for coaching
them to eighth spot last year, narrowly missing out on a
playoffs berth.
The Highlanders will again miss out this year after a horror
run of injuries but still managed to win nine of their 16
matches. They have a bye in the last round of the regular season
this weekend.
“We’ve made some real progress over the last couple of
seasons, and I want to remain because I have my sights on a very
clear goal – to take the Highlanders to a … Super Rugby
Final,” the 42-year-old said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Amlan
Chakraborty)
