Tony Healy
Canada international rugby union player & coach
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Anthony Robert Arthur Healy (born July 17, 1969) is a Canadian former rugby union player and coach.
| Full name | Anthony Robert Arthur Healy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 17, 1969 Nanaimo, BC, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Educator | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Playing career
Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Healy was a lock and played on the Canada national team from 1996 to 1999, gaining 15 caps for his country.[1] He had several seasons of professional rugby in France playing with US Marmande, US Dax, FC Auch, Aviron Bayonnais and Bordeaux-Bègles, as well as a season in England at Moseley.[2][3]
Rugby coach
Healy, formerly a teacher at Brentwood College School, coached the BC Bears to a Canadian Rugby Championship title in 2017 and was then appointed head coach of Major League Rugby's Seattle Seawolves, but visa difficulties meant he couldn't take up the position.[4][5]