Gavin Hickie

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Gavin Hickie
Birth nameGavin Denis Hickie
Date of birth (1980-04-24) 24 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight15 st 7 lb (100 kg)
School St. Mary's College, Dublin
University University College Dublin
Notable relative(s) Denis J. Hickie Father Denis Hickie Cousin
Occupation(s)Director of Rugby at the United States Naval Academy
Author of Rugby Revealed
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998-2005 St. Mary's College RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001—2005 Leinster Rugby 43 (0)
2005 London Irish 1 (0)
2005–2006 Worcester Warriors 11 (0)
2006–2008 Leicester Tigers 11 (0)
2008 Belmont Shore ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Ireland A 3 (0)
– Ireland 7s
Correct as of 10 Feb 2015

Gavin Hickie is the Head Coach and Director of Rugby for the United States Naval Academy. Hickie led the Midshipmen to their first ever National Championship win in 2023. [1] The Navy rugby team went undefeated throughout the season, culminating in an 18-0 record. Gavin is a professional rugby coach and author of the rugby coaching book, Rugby Revealed .

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Hickie was the head coach of the Dartmouth College rugby team 2012 to 2017, following the departure of former Dartmouth head coach Alex Magleby to coach the US national rugby sevens team. [2] Formerly, Hickie was the forwards coach of Belmont Shore Rugby Club, and the head coach of Wilson High School, Long Beach, California. [3] He was the assistant coach for USA U20s in when they won the World Rugby Junior World Trophy title in 2012 and again in the World Rugby Junior World Championship 2013, before going on to be the head coach of the USA Rugby Collegiate All-Americans from 2015-2017. [4]

Hickie is a rugby analyst and writer, contributing frequently to rugby websites, [5] newspapers, magazines, podcasts and radio shows, including an appearances CNN, [6] the Stu, Tiffany & Jimbo Show on KCAL-FM and NPR's All Things Considered Show [7] He has previously written for RugbyToday, The Rugby Site [8] and his own website, Rugby Revealed.

In September 2015 Hickie became an author, when Bloomsbury Publishing published his book Rugby Revealed. Written with co-author Eilidh Donaldson, Rugby Revealed features advice from over 100 top players and coaches in the professional game. Rugby Revealed is currently one of the best-selling rugby books on Amazon.com.

A portion of the proceeds of the sale of Rugby Revealed goes to the Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust.

Playing career

Hickie was educated in St Marys College and University College Dublin and went on to play for Ireland Schools, U19, U21, A Level and 7's. He made his debut for Ireland A in the 70th minute of 55–22 victory over Wales A on 2 February 2002. [9]

Hickie played as a hooker and played professional rugby for Leinster, helping them win the inaugural Celtic League in 2001. [10] Hickie went on to play for the London Irish RFC and Worcester Warriors. [2] Hickie played with the Leicester Tigers helping the team win the Guinness Premiership in 2007. [2] He suffered a number of injuries and after a tackle on Jason Robinson resulted in ruptures to his infraspinatus and supraspinatus shoulder muscles his professional playing career was effectively over. [2] [11]

Hickie captained Ireland 7's and represented Leicester Tigers and St. Mary's College in 7's rugby.[ citation needed ]

Hickie also played rugby in the United States with Belmont Shore RFC in the Rugby Super League (US). [2]

Personal

Hickie is the son of former Irish international rugby player Denis J. Hickie and first cousin to former professional rugby player Denis Hickie. [2]

Gavin Hickie is a dual citizen of Ireland and the United States of America.

Hickie lives in Annapolis, MD with his wife and children.

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References

  1. ↑ "Navy Rugby Rallies to Win First National Championship". navysports. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Leinster hooker Hickie guiding US rugby's future stars". the42. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Hickie, Gavin. "Gavin Hickie Shares Insights at USA Rugby NDS page" . Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Goff Rugby Report Gavin Hickie". GRR. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Hickie, Gavin. "Irishman Points Way for Navy and US Rugby". AnIrishman. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rugby World Cup with Gavin Hickie".
  7. ↑ Hickie, Gavin. "NPR All Things Considered" . Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Hickie, Gavin. "The Rugby Site".
  9. ↑ "Wales destroyed as Ireland blow up A perfect storm". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gavin Hickie where are they now". Leinster Rugby. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Jarlath Regan (10 January 2016). "Gavin Hickie". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (121 ed.). SoundCloud . Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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