Damian McGrath was born on Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England in 1958 and played professional rugby league at Batley before embarking on a successful coaching career, which has encompassed both codes of rugby football at club and international level.
11 Facts About Damian McGrath
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Damian McGrath is currently the head coach of the Kenya national rugby sevens team.
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Damian McGrath was then appointed to the staff at Leeds Rhinos.
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Damian McGrath coached the England U19s to a World Cup 3rd-place finish in 2006, coached the Junior England 7s to a silver medal at the 2004 Junior Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and toured North America with the England 'A' team.
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Damian McGrath was defence coach for the senior England team against The Barbarians in 2005.
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Damian McGrath established the region in the top echelons of Welsh rugby.
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Damian McGrath coached the GB Students 7s team to Gold Medal success in the 2014 World Student Games in Brazil.
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Damian McGrath was appointed as the head coach of Samoa 7s in 2015, achieving success on the World Series including winning the Paris title and dramatically improving their world ranking.
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In October 2016, Damian McGrath was appointed as the head coach of Canada's national men's 7s team.
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Damian McGrath led the team from 13th to 8th in the World Rankings, including a tournament victory at the 2017 Singapore Sevens, Canada's first win on the World Series circuit.
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Damian McGrath is currently the head coach of the Kenya Rugby 7's team.