Kevin O'Brien (rugby union coach)

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Kevin O'Brien
Rugby union career
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1991




 Beantown Women’s Rugby
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Middlebury College Men’s Rugby
Harvard University Men’s Rugby
Burlington Men’s Rugby
Eastern Women’s Rugby All-Stars
South Burlington High School Boy’s Rugby (co-coach)

Kevin O'Brien is a Welsh rugby union coach. He coached the United States women's national rugby union team at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] [2] He is the only coach to have won a Rugby World Cup for the United States so far. [3]

O'Brien attended Saint Mary's College in London, England from 1966 to 1970. He was initially contacted by Beantown Women's Rugby in Boston to be their Head Coach. He has coached for over 45 years and at all levels of rugby. [3]

In 2021 O'Brien was inducted into the US Rugby Hall of Fame. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Wise, Chad (2017-01-26). "Throwback Thursday: Revenge, Finality, And The Cup". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ↑ Wise, Chad (2017-01-19). "Throwback Thursday: Eagles Land In Wales". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. 1 2 "Kevin O'Brien - United States Rugby Foundation". 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  4. ↑ "2021 Hall of Fame Inductees & Special Award Recipients". 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
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