Smith confirms Ospreys approach

New Zealand backs coach Wayne Smith has confirmed he has received an offer to take over at Ospreys.

Fri, 14 Nov, 2008 - 08:19

New Zealand backs coach Wayne Smith has confirmed he has received an offer to take over at Ospreys.

But the 51-year-old insists he won‘t be giving the Welsh club an answer until the end of the All Blacks’ current tour of Britain and Ireland.

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