Ray Egan (rugby union)
Ray Egan is a rugby union coach. Egan was the head coach the PRO Rugby team San Diego Breakers.[1]
Place of birth | Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egan is originally from Limerick, Ireland, and played rugby for Loughborough University in England.[2] Egan held several coaching roles in Ireland. Egan coached the Cashel Rugby Club, which play in the All-Ireland League, Division 2A.[3] Egan had roles with the Ireland-based Munster Rugby team as well as with the Irish Rugby Football Union.
Egan moved to the United States in 2011.[4] He served as head coach for the Pacific Rugby Premiership team Belmont Shore RFC, which is based in Long Beach, California.[5] Under Egan's leadership, Belmont Shore won the 2012 USA Division I Club National Championship.[6] He was also a Regional Academy Director for Tiger Rugby.[7]
References
- "Egan to Helm San Diego PRO Side", Americas Rugby News, February 11, 2016.
- "Egan Picked To Lead San Diego PRO Side", This Is American Rugby, February 11, 2016.
- "Investment in youth the 'backbone' of meteoric rise up ranks", Irish Independent, September 1, 2015.
- "‘Declan Kidney used to say, ‘It could be worse, we could be working for a living”", February 28, 2016.
- "‘Declan Kidney used to say, ‘It could be worse, we could be working for a living”", February 28, 2016.
- "Belmont Shore Rugby Club wins USA Division I Club National Championship", Daily News, Bob Keisser, June 10, 2012.
- "Egan to Helm San Diego PRO Side", Americas Rugby News, February 11, 2016.