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| Date of birth | (1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Oak Bay Secondary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil Mack (born 18 September 1985 inVictoria,British Columbia) is arugby union scrum-half who played for theSeattle Seawolves inMajor League Rugby (MLR). He was the Seawolves head coach, winning an MLR Championship Shield in 2018. He also plays for theCanada national rugby union team. He is currently an assistant coach for thePacific Pride rugby team.
He played for Oak bay Secondary school, a historic rugby program in his home town. Phil also played for theBC Bears in Canada.
Mack made his debut for Team Canada in 2009 and was part of the Canada squad at the2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]
In 2013, he signed a short-term contract with theOspreys.[2][3]
In 2018, Mack signed with theSeattle Seawolves in the inaugural season ofMajor League Rugby as a player/head coach. He was the starting scrum-half. His team went onto win the first ever MRL Shield trophy in the Championship against theGlendale Raptors.
In 2019, Mack continued his MLR career with the Seawolves as a player and full-time backs coach and won another Shield trophy, becoming a back-to-back champion.
In 2020, Mack played two games for Canada in thePacific Nations Cup tournament. He started against South Africa in what would be his 59th and final cap for his country. He considered retirement but got another opportunity to coach the Seawolves again.
Although Mack started the season as an assistant coach, the season was suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and he was let go from the team for next season because of budget cutbacks.
Mack is a member of theToquaht First Nation.[4] He createdThunder Rugby to promote rugby within theIndigenous community onVancouver Island.
In 2020, Mack and his wife, Becky welcomed a new baby boy, Tate Joseph, into their family.[5]