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| Please check the individual team pages for updated 2011/12 season information ** Coaches PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ** Check back for updated information soon... With the excellent growth of interest and participation in rugby in the Houston area, we now offer membership for all age groups! Starting with players 5 years old (The Minis) to Under 19 High School age. Specifically, we have teams at Varsity(U19), Junior Varsity (U17), U15, U13, U11, U9 , Minis (5 to 8).  | Neil Doherty - Director of Rugby As well as coaching the U19 and U17 teams for Katy Rugby Club, Neil is also the Head Coach of Texas High School U20 High Performance Team, Forwards Coach of the Texas Collegiate High Performance team, and is the Technical Director for the Houston Stormer's Academy. This will be Neil's 6th season coaching at Katy Rugby, and fifth season playing for Katy Rugby Men's team. Neil brings with him 35 years of experience in the game, having been coached throughout his career by Irish, English, South African and New Zealander's; he brings an exciting enthusiasm for the game. Neil started his career as a Back for Delisle at Loughborough in Leicester, England, home to the Tigers. Returning to Ireland he played club rugby for Ballina RFC as U17 and U19; also representing at county and provincial level for Mayo and Connacht. After High School level Neil played at Galwegians RFC as a Wing Forward during College. On immigrating to American in 1983, he played rugby at Union RFC New Jersey, Houston Old Boys RFC, Berkshire RFC MA and H.A.R.C RFC all in Forward position roles. |  | Mike Jones - President Katy Barbarians Rugby Club Mike Jones has been associated with Katy Rugby since the club was founded in 2004, and has been helping coach the U19/U17/U15 forwards for the last few seasons now that his work travel schedule has lightened up. Mike played rugby in school in Wales, played his club rugby as a second row or back row forward for clubs in his native Wales, and in England, Scotland, the Middle East, Alaska & Texas. (2 seasons on the Houston Old Boys with Coach Neil a long time ago!). Mike coached youth rugby in Aberdeen for 2 seasons before moving back to Houston in 2000. Mike's late son Gareth was a founding player & was the U19 captain in the club's second season. His youngest son Ben started with the first U15 squad and was no. 7 on last years Nationals team that took 3rd place, he is now a freshman in college. Mike looks forward to continuing his involvement with this great program & working with the fantastic bunch of boys we have in the squad. | | | Andy Grant - Coach U19/U17/U15 Born and raised in Yorkshire England, Andy played his first game of competitive rugby at the age of 6 for Doncaster Rugby Club. From U19 onwards Andy played for Wheatley Hills Rugby Club. He has captained club, district and County teams. Andy made his senior mens debut at age 18 in Yorkshire Division One and played there for four years before moving to Canada in 1990. He has played back row throughout his career, and his preferred position is number eight. Andy began coaching in 2004 in Canada at senior men's Division II level and spent the last two years there as Head Coach at senior men's premiership level. He has also helped coach U10s and U12s and worked with youth development programs. He has obtained a level 2 coaching certification. Andy's rugby coaching philosophy is simple, players must spend as much time as possible with the ball in hand making decisions and by spending time on the fundamental skill sets we can develop thinking rugby players who will go on to add value to any team they play with. |  | Dan O'Donnell - Coach U19/U17 This will be Dan’s 6th season coaching with the Katy Youth side and fourth playing with the Katy Men’s team. Dan started the U13 and U15 sides for Katy in the 2006 season. Dan brings with him 22 years of experience in the game. He started playing rugby for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. After three year of college rugby Dan played on and off for two seasons on the Marine Corps Team, Hawaii. For the next 10 years he played on the wing and in the fullback position for RFCs, Parris Island SC, Savanna Georgia Shamrocks RFC, and The Marine Corps Base Camp Jejune Misfits, RFC. In 1998 Dan formed, coached the backs and played with the Second Battalion, Second Marines RFC, playing teams from countries that bordered the Mediterranean Sea during a six month deployment. | | | Tim O'Gara - Backs/Kicking Coach U19/U17/U15 This will be Tim’s 4th season coaching at Katy Rugby club and 4th year playing fullback with the Katy Men’s team. Tim took up rugby at u-7’s In Presentation College Bray in Ireland and went on to represent the school in their Leinster Senior Cup Campaign in 1990 as a hooker. In ’91 he played hooker for Greystones Rugby Club in their U-19’s McCorry cup campaign as Semi Finalists. He played along side Ireland’s current manager Paul McNaughton in Greystones “Gillfoyle” cup winning team the following season as openside wing forward. After Emigrating to Texas he joined the Houston Old Boys Rugby Club and played with H.A.R.C. after their merger with Houston RFC. Tim is also the Captain of his soccer team Houston Celtic Originals that play in the H.F.A. and was awarded player of the year by his club in 2009. | | | Kevin Leigh - Head Coach U15 |  | Steve Macrae - Assistant Coach U15 Born in Wellington, New Zealand Played rugby all the way through school and then had a break and then played three years at senior level in Sydney, Australia. Travelled abroad to Europe and eventually settled in Denmark where I got married and started a family. Played a couple of seasons of rugby and 12 seasons of Aussie rules football in Denmark before moving to Houston last year.Today I play rugby for West Houston rugby club and help train the u13 and u15 here in Katy. My main aim is to try and get as many boys interested in playing rugby in Texas as possible. My favourite position is flanker and my favourite team, The Allblacks (no surprises there) followed by Fiji because of their hard,attacking open style game. | | | Pete Douglas - Assistant Coach U15 | | | Paul Crick - Head Coach U13 | | | Alun Hopkins - Assistant Coach U13 | | | Jonathan Smith - Assistant Coach U13 Started playing rugby aged 11 at school. Played in England, Scotland and Australia over a 28 yeat period. Completed a level 1 coaching qualification from the RFU and coached adults and children in England, Canada and Libya. Have been coaching on and off for 20 years. |  | Dave Parry - Assistant Coach |  | Nick Cameron - Assistant Coach | | | |
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