Sean Rutgerson

Sean Rutgerson (born 9 February 1978) is the head coach of the United States and a former professional rugby league footballer. His primary position was as prop, but he also played in the second-row. Over his career, Rutgerson played for the North Sydney Bears and the Canberra Raiders in the Australian National Rugby League, Salford City Reds in the Super League and the Jacksonville Axemen in the AMNRL.

Sean Rutgerson

Personal information
Full name	Sean Rutgerson
Born	(1978-02-09) 9 February 1978
Playing information
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–99 North Sydney 12 0 0 0 0 2000–03 Canberra Raiders 56 1 0 0 4 2004–06 Salford 74 5 0 0 20 2009 Jacksonville 8 0 0 0 0 Total 150 6 0 0 24 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000 South Africa 3 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2009 Jacksonville Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2018– United States
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Playing career

Rutgerson started his professional career in Australia with the North Sydney, where he played. After two years at North Sydney, he moved to the Canberra Raiders where he spent four years and scored his first try at the top level.

He signed for Salford City Reds in 2004 and played three seasons in Super League. He then moved to the US, where he played for the Jacksonville Axemen and also took on a coaching role at the club.

In the 2000 Rugby League World Cup Rutgerson represented South Africa. In all three games for South Africa, Rutgerson started in the second-row, rather than his typical position as prop.

Coaching

Rutgerson was appointed assistant coach of the USA national team under Brian McDermott in 2015, eventually taking over from McDermott as head coach in 2018.

External links

• Salford Squad Profile: Sean Rutgerson
• Salford City Reds Website Homepage