DARYL GIBSON, head coach of the Waratahs, looks on during team warm up ahead of the Super Rugby match between the Highlanders and the Waratahs at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand Picture: Dianne Manson/Getty Images

Experienced New Zealand coach Rob Penney has been confirmed as the man to lead the NSW Waratahs for the next three Super Rugby seasons.

Penney's appointment was announced at a hotel in Tokyo, where he has been based for the past five years as head coach of the NTT Communications Shining Arcs.

The 55-year-old replaces fellow Kiwi Daryl Gibson, who resigned in June after overseeing a disappointing 2019 campaign.