Rod Macqueen
Rod Macqueen was coach of the most successful Australian rugby union side to date. He signed on to become the inaugural coach of the Melbourne Rebels Super Rugby side in the 2011 season, before handing the reigns to Damien Hill.
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[edit] Career
One of Macqueen's first major coaching positions was at the Waratahs, where he was present from 1991 to 1992. In 1992, he also acted as a selector for the Australian team. He went on to coach the Australian XV in 1995 and again acted as an Australian selector during 1994-95. Following the inception of Super 12, Macqueen became the coach of the ACT Brumbies.
Macqueen was appointed the head coach of the Wallabies in September 1997, and would coach them until 2001. He led the Wallabies to victory at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, where they defeated France in the final, becoming the first nation to ever win the World Cup twice. The following year Australia won the Tri Nations Series for the first time ever.
He retired from the game after guiding the Wallabies to a famous victory over the highly rated 2001 Lions side captained by Martin Johnson. He finished his career as the Australian coach with a test match winning record of just below 80%.[1] In 2004 he was awarded the Joe French Award, which recognises outstanding service to the Australian Rugby Union. Macqueen was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in October 2011, alongside all other Rugby World Cup-winning head coaches and captains through the 2007 edition.[2]
[edit] Out of retirement
In 2010 Macqueen came out of retirement and was presented as the first coach and director of rugby to the newly formed Melbourne Rebels,[3][4][5][6] the fifteenth team in the expanded Super Rugby competition, starting February 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.rugby.com.au/news/david_lyons_wins_2004_john_eales_medal,21751.html
- ^ "RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2011-10-26. http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid=2060049.html#rwc+legends+inducted+into+irb+hall+fame. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Smith, Wayne (14 August 2009). "Rod Macqueen says build Melbourne team with locals". Australian. News Limited. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/rod-macqueen-says-build-melbourne-team-with-locals/story-e6frg7of-1225761158311. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Macqueen, Rod (11 May 2010). "Words from Rod Macqueen". Rebel Army - On the March since 2009. Rebel Army. http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/125. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ Gould, Russell (5 February 2011). "Melbourne Rebel rouser". Herald Sun. News Limited. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/melbourne-rebel-rouser/story-e6frf9if-1226000560856. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ^ Zavos, Spiro (5 February 2011). "Macqueen on war footing to ensure Rebels hit ground running". Age. Fairfax. http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/macqueen-on-war-footing-to-ensure-rebels-hit-ground-running-20110204-1agts.html. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official Home of the Melbourne Rebels
- Rebel Army (Supporter group)
- Melbourne Rebels Super 15 News
- Melbourne Rebels Super 15 Squad
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| Preceded by Greg Smith |
Australian national rugby union coach 1997–2001 |
Succeeded by Eddie Jones |
| New creation | Melbourne Rebels coach 2011 – Present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Inaugural award |
IRB International Coach of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Bernard Laporte |
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