Pacific Pride (rugby union)
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| Full name | Rugby Canada National Development Academy |
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| Union | Rugby Canada |
| Founded | 2019 |
| Ground(s) | Starlight Stadium |
| Coach(es) |  Phil Mack |
| League(s) | British Columbia Premier League Coastal Cup |
The Rugby Canada National Development Academy or Pacific Pride is a Canadian rugby union team that is based in Langford, British Columbia. The team acts as the high-performance development academy for Rugby Canada.[1]
History
[edit]Originally active between 1996 and 2005, the Pacific Pride program was developed as a U-23 academy to support the development of young players in Canada. David Clark was the inaugural head coach of the program. The original incarnation of the Pacific Pride program was run by Rugby Canada and the Commonwealth Centre for Sport Development.
The Pride was resurrected in 2019 as a high-performance development academy intended for players between the ages of 18 and 24.[2]
Personnel
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The 2021-22 Canadian Development Academy squad.[3]
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Coaching Staff
[edit]- Head Coach: Phil Mack
Former head coaches
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Jamie Cudmore (2019-2021)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Canada resurrects Pacific Pride program, looking to develop young talent". cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Pacific Pride to be led by one of Canada's most prominent rugby exports". rugbycanada.ca. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Mark Bryan (5 January 2022). "Pacific Pride Players for Second Half of 21/22 Season". Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Canadian rugby coach fired following tweets criticizing Olympic women's team". nationalpost.com. Retrieved 31 July 2021.