Paul Healy (rugby union) explained

Paul Healy
Ru Currentposition:Coach
Ru Currentteam:Houston SaberCats
Coachyears1:1999–2002
Coachyears2:2002–2004
Coachyears3:2007
Coachyears4:2011–2013
Coachyears5:2014
Coachyears6:2014–2016
Coachyears7:2018–2019
Coachyears8:2019–2021
Coachteams1:Stade Français (Asst.)
Coachteams2:Swansea RFC (Asst.)
Coachteams3:Ballymore Tornadoes (Asst.)
Coachteams4:Ordizia RE
Coachteams5:CSM București
Coachteams6:Chile
Coachteams7:Germany (Asst.)
Coachteams8:Houston SaberCats

Paul Healy is an Australian rugby union coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby (MLR). He has been involved in several international teams in multiple capacities including Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, and Germany. He also previously served as head coach for Ordizia RE of Spain's División de Honor and CSM București of Romania's SuperLiga.

While an assistant coach with Stade Français his team were champions of France's Top 14 in 2000, and were runners-up in the 2001 Heineken Cup Final (European Rugby Champions Cup).[1] While head coach, his Ordizia RE team won the Copa del Rey for the first time, and were runners-up of the División de Honor two times.

The Houston SaberCats announced that they had hired Healy as Director of Rugby & Head Coach ahead of the 2020 season in early-August 2019.[2] After posting a 3–13 record, it was announced on June 10, 2021, that Healy would not return as head coach for the 2022 MLR season.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Healey's flash of genius seals lion-hearted Tigers triumph . Kitson, Robert . . May 21, 2001 . August 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: SaberCats gets a new head coach . . August 13, 2019 . August 28, 2019.