John Tait (rugby union)
| Date of birth | August 14, 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Orangeville, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg; 17 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Noel Tait (born August 14, 1973) is a Canadian former rugby union player.
He played 37 games for Canada. His brother is Luke Tait, who also plays on the Canadian national rugby team.
He was the head coach of the Canadian National Senior Women sevens team,[1][2] and coached the 2016 Canadian Women's 7 team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.[3]He led the team to compete in the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast of Australia.[4]
He is currently the Technical director for British Columbia Rugby.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Canada (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdeskpro.com)". www.rugbycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "Rugby Canada charts a way forward after scathing leadership review". The Province. April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian rugby sevens coach resigns in wake of independent report". CBC. April 26, 2021.
- ^ "John Tait has announced his roster for the Commonwealth Games". Rugby Canada. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "BC Rugby Announces John Tait As Technical Director – BC Rugby". Retrieved 2024-05-30.
External links
[edit]- John Tait at ESPNscrum
- John Tait European Cardiff RFC profile
- John Tait European tournament statistics
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- 1973 births
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian rugby union coaches
- Canadian rugby union players
- Living people
- People from Orangeville, Ontario
- Rugby union players from Ontario
- Coaches of international rugby sevens teams
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- Rugby union locks
- Cardiff Rugby players
- CA Brive players
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in France
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