Phil Mack (born 18 September 1985 in

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) is a

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scrum-half who played for the

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(MLR). He was the Seawolves head coach, winning an MLR Championship Shield in 2018. He also plays for the

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. He is currently an assistant coach for the

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rugby team. He played for Oak bay Scondary school, a historic rugby program in his home town. Phil also played for the

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in Canada.

Professional Rugby Career

Mack made his debut for Team Canada in 2009 and was part of the Canada squad at the

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. In 2013, he signed a short-term contract with the

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. In 2018, Mack signed with the

in the inaugural season of

as a player/head coach. He was the starting scrum-half. His team went onto win the first ever MRL Shield trophy in the Championship against the Glendale Raptors. In 2019, Mack continued his MLR career with the Seawolves as a player and full-time backs coach and won another Shield trophy, becoming a back-to-back champion. In 2020, Mack played two games for Canada in the

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tournament. He started against South Africa in what would be his 59th and final cap for his country. He considered retirement but got another opportunity to coach the Seawolves again. Although Mack started the season as an assistant coach, the season was suspended due to the

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pandemic in 2020 and he was let go from the team for next season because of budget cutbacks.

Personal life

Mack is a member of the

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. He created Thunder Rugby to promote rugby within the

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community on

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. In 2020, Mack and his wife, Becky welcomed a new baby boy, Tate Joseph, into their family.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, Phil 1985 births Living people 21st-century First Nations people Canadian expatriate rugby union players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canada international rugby sevens players Canada international rugby union players Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of Canada Expatriate rugby union players in the United States First Nations sportspeople Nuu-chah-nulth people Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Rugby sevens players at the 2011 Pan American Games Rugby sevens players at the 2015 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Seattle Seawolves players Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Ospreys (rugby union) players