Ric Suggitt
| Date of birth | October 30, 1958 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Edmonton | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2010-Present 2004-2007 |
 United States Womens 7s Canada Canada Sevens Canada WomensUniversity of Victoria | ||
Ric "Sluggo" Suggitt (born Edmonton, 30 October 1958) is a former Canadian rugby union footballer and a current rugby union coach. Ric is also the former Head Coach of the USA Women's 7's Olympic team [1] and is currently the head coach at university of Lethbridge.
He had to leave competitive rugby at a young age due to successive shoulder injuries. Then, he began his international coaching career.
Suggitt was the coach of the female Canada national team and the men's national seven-a-side team, when he was appointed to the post of coach of the male Canada national rugby union team, in 2004. Under Suggitt the national team achieved qualification to the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals by beating the USA Eagles 56-7. The World Cup was not so successful and disappointingly only reached a 12-12 draw with Japan. In March 2008, he was replaced by New Zealand coach Kieran Crowley.
References
- ↑ teamusa.org (11 January 2010). "Ric Suggitt Appointed New Head Coach of U.S. Women's Sevens Team". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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| Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Dave Clark |
Canada National Rugby Union Coach 2004-2007 |
Succeeded by Kieran Crowley |
Ric Suggitt driving a point home in between matches during the World Cup in 2013. The USA women Eagles went on to win the Bronze Medal to cement their best finish ever during an international competition.