Ray Cornbill is an American former rugby union coach, best known for coaching the

United States national rugby union team The United States men's national rugby union team represents the United States in men's international rugby union. Nicknamed the Eagles, it is controlled by USA Rugby, the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United Stat ...

and the

American Cougars The American Cougars (also known as the USA Cougars or United States Cougars) is the only rugby union team from the United States ever to beat a reigning Currie Cup championship team in South Africa. A combined and invitational side from the United ...

Career

Cornbill played for the

Montreal Barbarians The Montreal Barbarians Rugby Club is Rugby Quebec's second oldest member currently fielding one men's team and two women's divisions. The league, established in 1953, offers an opportunity for rugby players of all abilities to participate against ...

in 1962-1965 and was its captain in 1964. Cornbill played for the Manhattan Rugby Football Club in 1965 and became its head coach in 1966. In 1976, Cornbill became the head coach of the

. He left the position in 1983, but returned in 2000 as assistant coach. In 1978, Cornbill became the head coach of the

Awards

Cornbill was inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013 and into the Maccabi USA Rugby Hall of Fame in 2018.

References

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