Personal Life
Kirwan is married to Fiorella, Lady Kirwan, with three children Francesca, Niko and Luca. Kirwan commutes to his coaching job in Japan. Kirwan speaks fluent Italian and Japanese, a result of a playing career in Italy and coaching career in Japan. His grandfather Jack Kirwan represented New Zealand in rugby league.
Kirwan has openly spoken of his battle with depression, and is actively involved in mental health and depression awareness campaigns in New Zealand. For his services to these causes, Kirwan was appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007. He has written about his depression in the book All Blacks Don't Cry.
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