Anthony Robert Arthur Healy (born July 17, 1969) is a Canadian former rugby union player and coach.
| Full name | Anthony Robert Arthur Healy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July 17, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nanaimo, BC, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Educator | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Playing career edit
Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Healy was a lock and played on the Canada national team from 1996 to 1999, gaining 15 caps for his country.[1] He had several seasons of professional rugby in France playing with US Marmande, US Dax, FC Auch, Aviron Bayonnais and Bordeaux-Bègles, as well as a season in England at Moseley.[2][3]
Rugby coach edit
Healy, formerly a teacher at Brentwood College School, coached the BC Bears to a Canadian Rugby Championship title in 2017 and was then appointed head coach of Major League Rugby's Seattle Seawolves, but visa difficulties meant he couldn't take up the position.[4][5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Healy's License To Thrill Tokyo". Sports Argus. April 24, 1999.
- ^ "Nérac. L'Ovalie canadienne en Albret". La Dépêche (in French). April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Healy Returns For Cup Clash". Birmingham Evening Mail. November 3, 1998.
- ^ "Healy and Mack to lead Seattle Seawolves". Americas Rugby News. October 2, 2017.
- ^ "Phil Mack wasn't the Seawolves' first choice for head coach, but he's proven to be the right choice". The Seattle Times. July 6, 2018.