Mark Anthony McDermottis an Irishrugby unionplayer and coach. As of 2019, he was a coach withRussia's national rugby union team.[2]
| Full name | Mark Anthony McDermott[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin,Republic of Ireland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played as hooker for Leinster (4 apps inHeineken Cup) and Munster (12 apps in Heineken Cup);[3]and, at the Irish senior level, forLansdowne FCandShannon RFC.[4][5][6]He also played forIreland second national team.[7]
McDermott was forwards coach forSt. Michael's College, Dublinleading to the school's firstLeinster Schools Senior Cupwin in 2007.[8][9]
He worked with Ireland U21 team as assistant coach,[10]then from May 2004 as coach.[11][12]He was also IRFU's Elite Player Development Manager.[citation needed]
From August 2016 to February 2018, McDermott was forwards coach in the Russia national team. In February 2018, after Aleksandr Pervukhin resigned, he was appointed the acting head coach of Russia.[13]Subsequently replaced as coach byLyn Jones,McDermott continued to hold a number of roles with theRugby Union of Russiauntil 2021.[14]
See also
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edit- ^ab"Mark Anthony McDermott".ESPN scrum.
- ^"Russia coach McDermott aims to give Conway and Co another scare".
- ^Mark McDermottArchived2018-05-18 at theWayback Machine,profile at epcrugby.com
- ^Lansdowne hoping for back pitch,The Irish Times,16 April 1997
- ^Division One: Team-by-Team Guide,The Irish Times, 22 November 1997
- ^Mixed Fortunes For Munster’s Internationals,Munster Rugby, 13 June 2004
- ^Mark McDermottArchived2018-05-29 at theWayback Machine,profile at the Irish Rugby Football Union website
- ^"An upset would be getting beat, insists Cleary ahead of under 19 championship".4 April 2007.
- ^"St Michael's in from cold Schools".The Irish Times.
- ^"McCall gets promotion".18 August 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^Mark McDermott Takes Charge of Under 21s,Irish Rugby Football Union official website, 10 May 2004
- ^"McDermott bloods six young guns".Irish Examiner.8 June 2006.
- ^Макдермотт будет исполнять обязанности главного тренера сборной России по регби,R-Sport, 19 February 2018 (in Russian)
- ^"'When I started going over first, I was the only non-Russian speaking person everywhere I went'".the42.ie.22 February 2022.Retrieved28 June2023.
Between 2016 and 2021, McDermott held a number of roles with the [Russian rugby] union