Jono Gibbes

Jono Gibbes
BornJonathan Brian Gibbes
(1977-01-22) 22 January 1977
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward, Lock
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2007 Waikato 64 ((?))
Correct as of 26 July 2007
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2008 Chiefs 68 (33)
Correct as of 17 May 2008
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2006 Māori All Blacks 9 (0)
2004–2005 New Zealand 8 (0)
Correct as of 2 July 2005
Coaching career
Years Team
2008–2014 Leinster (Forwards coach)
2014–2017 Clermont Auvergne (Forwards coach)
2017–2018 Ulster
2018 Waikato
2018–2021 La Rochelle (Director of Rugby)
2021–2023 Clermont Auvergne
2023–2025 New Zealand U20
2025– Chiefs
Correct as of 21 July 2025

Jonathan Brian Gibbes (born 22 January 1977) is a rugby union former player and coach. He is a former New Zealand rugby union player who captained Waikato, the Chiefs and the Māori All Blacks, and appeared in various All Blacks teams. He is the former forwards coach of Leinster in Ireland and Clermont Auvergne in France while also serving as head coach of Ulster in Ireland, and was the director of rugby at La Rochelle. He is currently the head coach of the New Zealand U20 team.