In 2012 Pivac was named at flanker in the Westlake Boys High school 50 year anniversary greatest First XV.
[5] Pivac was hired by the Fiji Rugby Union in February 2004 to replace coach Mac McCallion.
[11] Having initially been taken on to work with the forwards, Pivac was then promoted to the Scarlets' head coach following the departure of Simon Easterby to Ireland.
[12] Pivac then steered his side to a PRO12 title in Dublin, Ireland, defeating Munster in a 46-22 six-try victory at the Aviva Stadium to secure their first major trophy for 13 years in May, 2017.
He would remain as Scarlets coach for the next year and employed on a four-year contract by the WRU from July 2019, with a transition planned for after the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
After further home defeats in the autumn internationals to Georgia and Australia, Pivac was let go by the WRU in December 2022 and replaced by his predecessor Warren Gatland.