Sir John James Patrick Kirwan KNZM MBE (born 16 December 1964) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player of both rugby union and rugby league. Currently the head coach of the Blues in Super Rugby, with a playing career that featured 35 tries in 63 tests for New Zealand, Kirwan is one of the highest try scorers in international rugby union history. He also played for the Auckland Warriors in their first two seasons.