Sean Rutgerson

Sean Rutgerson (born 9 February 1978) is the head coach of the United States and a former professional rugby league footballer. His primary position was as prop, but he also played in the second-row. Over his career, Rutgerson played for the North Sydney Bears and the Canberra Raiders in the Australian National Rugby League, Salford City Reds in the Super League and the Jacksonville Axemen in the AMNRL.[2]

Sean Rutgerson
Personal information
Full nameSean Rutgerson
Born (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978
Playing information
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–99 North Sydney 12 0 0 0 0
2000–03 Canberra Raiders 56 1 0 0 4
2004–06 Salford 74 5 0 0 20
2009 Jacksonville 8 0 0 0 0
Total 150 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 South Africa 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2009 Jacksonville
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2018– United States
Source: [1]

Playing career

Rutgerson started his professional career in Australia with the North Sydney, where he played. After two years at North Sydney, he moved to the Canberra Raiders where he spent four years and scored his first try at the top level.

He signed for Salford City Reds in 2004 and played three seasons in Super League. He then moved to the US, where he played for the Jacksonville Axemen and also took on a coaching role at the club.

In the 2000 Rugby League World Cup Rutgerson represented South Africa. In all three games for South Africa, Rutgerson started in the second-row, rather than his typical position as prop.

Coaching

Rutgerson was appointed assistant coach of the USA national team under Brian McDermott in 2015[3], eventually taking over from McDermott as head coach in 2018.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Brian McDermott
2015-2018		 Coach
United States
2018-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent

References
  1. RLP
  2. "Game of the Week: Top of the table clash". American Rugby News. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
  3. McDermott lands USA head coach role


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