Steve Jackson (born 22 March 1973) is a New Zealand professional rugby union coach, who during his playing career played lock across multiple teams in the New Zealand Provincial Championship.
He formerly worked as the head coach of the Samoan National rugby team from 2018 to 2020.
He enjoyed a long-playing career as a lock playing NPC for North Harbour, Tasman and Captained Southland in 2002–03.
He then assisted Tasman in the NPC before being recruited by current Georgia Head coach Milton Haig and then Tana Umaga in a successful stint at Counties Manukau, where they were promoted to the NPC Premiership and won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time.
[2] After his success with Counties Manukau he was then approached to be Head Coach for North Harbour where he was Head Coach for the 2015 and 2016 where he successfully managed to gain North Harbour promotion to the Premiership.