Marty Veale
| Date of birth | 9 August 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marty Veale (born 9 August 1977) is a former rugby union player and currently a rugby union coach. He played at lock for Northland in the ITM Cup competition. He is currently coaching rugby for Old Blue R.F.C. in New York and the United States Military Academy at West Point men's team starting in 2015.
Playing career
Veale was born in New Zealand, and was descended from William Veale who had emigrated from Ireland and was one of a well known Waterford seafaring family. Veale enjoyed a nomad existence as a player, turning out for sides in his native New Zealand, Japan and America. Before signing for Wasps in February 2009, Veale had most recently spent a season with Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup.
He signed a two-year deal at the end of the year to keep him at Wasps until the end of the 2010–11 season.[2] At the conclusion of his time with Wasps, he returned to New Zealand, signing with Northland for the 2011 ITM Cup.
Coaching career
Following his retirement, Veale signed on as head coach for Old Blue Rugby Football Club, a United States Rugby Super League team and member of the USA Rugby Union. In 2015 Veale began coaching the men's forwards at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
References
- ^ "London Wasps Marty Veale". web page. London Wasps. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ^ "Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals". BBC. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links
- Wasps profile
- Men's Rugby, Army West Point
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