Richard Allan "Sluggo" Suggitt (October 30, 1958 June 27, 2017) was a Canadian rugby union footballer and a rugby union coach. Ric was also the head coach of the
USA Women's 7's Olympic team and was the head coach at University of Lethbridge.
He had to leave competitive rugby at a young age due to successive shoulder injuries. Then, he began his international coaching career.
Suggitt was the coach of the female Canada national team and the men's national seven-a-side team, when he was appointed to the post of coach of the male
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team (french: Équipe du Canada de rugby à XV) represents Canada in men's international rugby union competitions and is governed by Rugby Canada. Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier two rugby nation an ...
, in 2004. Under Suggitt the national team achieved qualification to the
2007 Rugby World Cup by beating the USA Eagles 56–7. The World Cup was not so successful and disappointingly only reached a 12–12 draw with
Japan. In March 2008, he was replaced by New Zealand coach
Kieran Crowley
Kieran James Crowley (born 31 August 1961) is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, who is the head coach of Italy. He has also coached the New Zealand Under-19s in the 2007 World Championships as well as coaching provincial side T ...
. Suggitt died on June 27, 2017 at the age of 58.
References
External links
Profile of Ric Suggit
1958 births
2017 deaths
Canada national rugby union team coaches
Canadian rugby union coaches
Canadian rugby union players
Sportspeople from Edmonton
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