Kevin Tkachuk (born September 11, 1976 in

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) is a former

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for the

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and the

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. After completing his studies at

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,Sport at oxford
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'', Retrieved 2 March 2009 he played rugby for numerous clubs, joining

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in 2004. He has earned 34 caps for Canada including 5 as captain. He is 1.8m tall and weighs 115 kg. Tkachuk has spent the summer playing for Canada, firstly in the Churchill Cup and then in the World Cup qualifiers. Tkachuk joined up at Glasgow in 2004 after completing his studies at Oxford University. He has played for Oxford in the varsity matches from 2001 to 2003, and scored a try for them against Australia. The Canadian international prop joined Glasgow from Pertemps Bees and made a big impact in his first season at Hughenden. He captained Canada five times in 2004 and 2005 and made his debut for the Barbarians in May 2006 in the Murrayfield match against Scotland...... Only a few days before that match he was named Glasgow Warriors’ Player of the Year at the Scottish Rugby Awards Dinner. Later that year he returned to Canada’s team for the 56–7 win against USA in the World Cup qualifying match in St John’s, Newfoundland. His first try for Glasgow was in the Celtic League victory against Ulster at Hughenden in October 2004, and he scored a second in the home win against Connacht two months later. Tkachuk has also played for Campion Grads,

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team), the Capilano and

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clubs in British Columbia, and

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in England. Former wrestler, gridiron player and speed skater, Tkachuk was noted for his strength, mobility and commitment. In 2016, Tkachuk became the rugby coach for St. Joseph's Preparatory School in

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. Tkachuk became the Football coach and history teacher at The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tkachuk, Kevin 1976 births Canadian rugby union players Glasgow Warriors players Oxford University RFC players Living people Sportspeople from Manitoba People from Thompson, Manitoba Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Alumni of Kellogg College, Oxford Canada international rugby union players Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players Rugby union props