Patrick Palmer | |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1962 |
Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
School: | St.George's School[1] |
University: | University of British Columbia |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Youthyears1: | |
Years1: | 1987-1992 |
Clubs1: | UBC Old Boys |
Superyears1: | |
Repyears1: | 1983-1992 |
Repcaps1: | 17 |
Reppoints1: | 36 |
Repsevensyears1: | |
Coachyears1: | 1994 |
Coachyears2: | 2001 |
Coachyears3: | 2014 |
Coachteams1: | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
Coachteams2: | Canada sevens |
Coachteams3: | St.George's School (sevens team) |
Patrick Palmer (born November 6, 1962, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national rugby player.
Palmer played a total of 17 games for Canada, including 3 matches in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he scored the first try against Tonga, as well as 3 matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[2]
He also coached the 1994 UBC Old Boys Ravens squad which won its fifth provincial title against Cowichan with some supporters even taking a helicopter to the game on Vancouver Island and briefly hovering overhead to catch a bird’s-eye view. In 2001, Palmer coached Canada Under-17 and Canada Sevens.[3] Currently, he coaches the St. George's School sevens team.[4]