Patrick Palmer (born November 6, 1962, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national rugby player.
| Date of birth | November 6, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St.George's School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Palmer played a total of 17 games for Canada, including 3 matches in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he scored the first try against Tonga, as well as 3 matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[2]
He also coached the 1994 UBC Old Boys Ravens squad which won its fifth provincial title against Cowichan with some supporters even taking a helicopter to the game on Vancouver Island and briefly hovering overhead to catch a bird’s-eye view. In 2001, Palmer coached Canada Under-17 and Canada Sevens.[3] Currently, he coaches the St. George's School sevens team.[4]
References
editExternal links
edit- Pat Palmer at ESPNscrum