Ric Suggitt

Date of birth	(1958-10-30)October 30, 1958
Place of birth	Edmonton,Alberta
Date of death	June 27, 2017(2017-06-27) (aged 58)
Place of death	Calgary,Alberta
Rugby union career
Coaching career Years Team 2010-2017 United States 7s Womens 2004-2007 Canada – Canada 7s – Canada 7s Womens – University of Victoria

Richard Allan "Sluggo" Suggitt^[1] (October 30, 1958 – June 27, 2017) was a Canadian rugby union footballer and a rugby union coach. Ric was also the head coach of theUSA Women's 7's Olympic team^[2] and was the head coach at University of Lethbridge.

He had to leave competitive rugby at a young age due to successive shoulder injuries. Then, he began his international coaching career.

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 maleCanada national rugby union team, in 2004. Under Suggitt the national team achieved qualification to the2007 Rugby World Cup by beating the USA Eagles 56–7. The World Cup was not so successful and disappointingly only reached a 12–12 draw withJapan. In March 2008, he was replaced by New Zealand coachKieran Crowley. Suggitt died on June 27, 2017, at the age of 58.^[3]

• Profile of Ric Suggit

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Clark	Canada National Rugby Union Coach 2004-2007	Succeeded by Kieran Crowley

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