Ric Suggitt

Canadian rugby union footballer and coach

Ric "Sluggo" Suggitt (October 30, 1958 – June 27, 2017) was a Canadian rugby union footballer and a rugby union coach. Suggitt was also the Head Coach of the USA Women's 7's Olympic team.[1] He was the head coach at university of Lethbridge. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.

Suggitt in 2013

Suggitt was the coach of the female Canada national team and the men's national seven-a-side team, when he was appointed to the post of coach of the male Canada national rugby union team, in 2004.

Suggitt died on June 27, 2017 in Calgary, Alberta from a sudden heart attack, aged 58.[2]

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  1. teamusa.org (11 January 2010). "Ric Suggitt Appointed New Head Coach of U.S. Women's Sevens Team". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "Former Rugby Canada coach Ric Suggitt dies suddenly".

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