Legendary All Black out-half Carlos Spencer will take over as Head Coach at Terenure College RFC next season. Famed for his attacking style, the New Zealander earned 44 caps for his country between 1995 and 2004 having originally played with NPC with Auckland Blues and Super Rugby with Blues. This was followed by moving to the English Premiership and spells at Northampton and Gloucester from 2005-09 and 2009-10 respectively. Spencer began his coaching career in South Africa with Lions, Sharks and Eastern Province, moved to Japan with Sanix Blues before becoming as assistant at Hurricanes in Wellington and, latterly, New Orleans Gold. “Terenure College Rugby Football Club(TCRFC) are delighted to announce the appointment of Former All Black fly half, Carlos Spencer as the new Head Coach of their Senior men's squad on a 3 year contract." a club statement read. Spencer, an All-Black icon, will take charge of the team this Summer ahead of the 2025/26 season. In a statement he said “Terenure a club with a proud history, passionate supporters and a strong sense of community. I feel very lucky and honoured to now be a part of that” TCRFC also announced that the vastly experienced Paul Barr will be taking on the role of the Club’s Performance Director, working closely with the highly regarded and longstanding Director of Rugby Ian “Moggy” Morgan. "Carlos was the outstanding candidate following our recruitment process. We believe this is an ambitious and exciting appointment for our Club, the All-Ireland League and Irish Rugby. Carlos will be welcomed warmly into the Terenure Community and everyone involved with our Club is extremely excited to begin working with him, especially the players. We are confident that Carlos will bring with him an incredible wealth of knowledge, experience and skill from his professional playing & coaching career and we are looking forward to the journey ahead.” Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.