Phil Mackenzie

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Phil Mackenzie
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Birth namePhillip Mackenzie
Date of birth (1987-02-25) February 25, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Oakville, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–2013
2013–2016
2016		 Coventry RFC
Esher RFC
London Welsh
Sale Sharks
San Diego Breakers 		28
38
19
14
9		 (30)
(75)
(40)
(5)
(15)
Correct as of 8 September 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006
2008–2016		 Canada U19
Canada
32
(35)
Correct as of 8 September 2018
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Canada

Phil Mackenzie (born February 25, 1987 in Oakville, Ontario) [1] is a retired Canadian rugby union player.

Mackenzie played for Appleby College and Oakville Crusaders in Ontario and for the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

In 2009, Mackenzie signed his first professional rugby contract with Coventry RFC. The following year Mackenzie signed on with the RFU Championship's newly promoted club, Esher RFC. Mackenzie's contract with Esher allowed him to also train with London Wasps. This gave Mackenzie the opportunity to appear regularly in the Aviva A League as part of the London Wasps' A squad. [2]

On June 6, 2012 it was announced he had signed for London Welsh. [3] On May 1, 2013, Phil MacKenzie left London Welsh to join Sale Sharks to stay in the Aviva Premiership for the 2013–14 season. [4] Mackenzie debuted for Sale on 7 September 2013 in a 22–16 victory over Gloucester. Mackenzie started on the right wing, playing the full eighty minutes. [5]

Mackenzie signed with the San Diego Breakers in early 2016 and captained the team.[ citation needed ]

Canada

Mackenzie debuted for the Canadian national team on 1 November 2008 against Portugal. Mackenzie represented Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, [6] starting on the left wing in all four of Canada's matches and scoring two tries. Mackenzie scored the game-winning try in Canada's opening Rugby World Cup match against Tonga, and later scored another try in Canada's 23–23 draw with Japan.

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References

  1. ↑ Phil Mackenzie player profile Scrum.com
  2. ↑ Esher sign Coventry's Phil Mackenzie BBC Sport
  3. ↑ "Phil Mackenzie" . Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Sale Sharks sign Canadian wing Phil MacKenzie from London Welsh". BBC Sport. 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Graham Clutton (7 Sep 2013). "Gloucester 16 Sale Sharks 22: match report". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  6. ↑ Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Rugby Canada
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