Wayne Pivac backs Leinster’s Kiwi coup

Wayne Pivac knows a thing or two about Kiwi rugby players and the Scarlets coach is certain that Leinster’s capture of James Lowe is a win-win scenario for both player and club.

The 24-year old will link up with the Irish province after his Super Rugby campaign ends and the Maori All Blacks wing was highlighted again last weekend when he put in a superb display for the Chiefs, scoring one of their six tries in a 46-17 defeat of the Queensland Reds.

Pivac, a fellow New Zealander with considerable coaching experience at home and abroad, has seen Johnny McPhillips impress for his Scarlets side since the switch from the Crusaders last summer.