Craig McGrath | |
Birth Name: | Craig McGrath |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) |
Weight: | 14 st 2 lbs (90 kg) |
Ru Position: | Scrum-half |
Repteam1: | Māori All Blacks |
Repyears1: | 1997-98, 2004-05 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 28 November 2017 |
Years1: | 2003-2005 |
Years2: | 1996-97, 2002-04 |
Years3: | 2006 |
Years4: | 2006–2008 |
Clubs1: | Blues |
Clubs2: | Auckland |
Clubs3: | North Harbour |
Clubs4: | Viadana |
Apps1: | 4 |
Apps2: | 1 |
Apps3: | 6 |
Apps4: | 44 |
Points1: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Points3: | 5 |
Points4: | 5 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 28 November 2017 |
Coachteams1: | Melbourne Rebels (assistant) |
Coachteams2: | Honda Heat (assistant) |
Coachyears1: | 2015– |
Coachyears2: | 2018– |
Ru Coachupdate: | 28 November 2017 |
Birth Date: | 1974 4, df=yes |
Craig McGrath (born 2 April 1974) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player.[1] He is currently an assistant coach with the Melbourne Rebels, and coach of the Melbourne Rising.[2] His professional playing career spanned five seasons, where he played for Blues, as well as,, and Viadana. His usual playing positions was Scrum-half.
He attended High School at Waitākere College.
McGrath worked as coach of Waitemata Rugby and Boyne RFC before becoming the coach of Melbourne Harlequins in 2014. He joined the Rebels as assistant coach in 2015,[3] before being appointed coach of Melbourne Rising from the 2018 season.[1]