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Jed Rowlands is a New Zealand rugby union coach. He coached the Black Ferns, the New Zealand women's national rugby team from 2003 to 2006.[1]
Rowlands coached Taranaki in the NPC from 1997 and 1998, he took them to the semifinals in his final year.[2]
In 1999, Rowlands coached the Auckland Blues Super Rugby professional side.[3][4] After finishing ninth at the end of the Super Rugby season, he was released as Blues head coach and as Auckland's coach without ever leading them into a game.[4][5]
In November 2002, He was named as the Black Ferns new head coach replacing Darryl Suasua.[2] He coached the Black Ferns to their third Rugby World Cup victory in 2006.[6][4] He led the Black Ferns to 15 test wins in a row as Head Coach.[7]