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| Full name | Sean Rutgerson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-02-09) 9 February 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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, eventually taking over from McDermott as head coach in 2018.
References
- RLP
- "Game of the Week: Top of the table clash". American Rugby News. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- McDermott lands USA head coach role
External links
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate rugby league players
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Australian people of South African descent
- Sportspeople of South African descent
- Australian rugby league coaches
- Australian rugby league players
- Canberra Raiders players
- Expatriate rugby league players in the United States
- Jacksonville Axemen coaches
- Jacksonville Axemen players
- North Sydney Bears players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Salford Red Devils players
- South Africa national rugby league team players
- United States national rugby league team coaches
- South African sportspeople stubs
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