Jono Gibbes

ABOUT JONO GIBBES

New Zealand rugby player most famous for leading the New Zealand Maori to its first-ever victory over the British Lions. In 2009, he became the forwards coach at Leinster Rugby.

He was born in the Auckland suburb of Henderson.

He is famous for the immortal quote: "Nobody in rugby should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein."

He married a woman named Marina.

He has coached forward Richardt Strauss at Leinster Rugby.