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In April 2016, Vassie was announced as Coach of {{Nwrut|Scotland}} Women's 7's team ahead of their upcoming European Championships.<ref>http://scottishrugby.org/news/16/04/13/sevens-shiel-and-vassie</ref> |
In April 2016, Vassie was announced as Coach of {{Nwrut|Scotland}} Women's 7's team ahead of their upcoming European Championships.<ref>http://scottishrugby.org/news/16/04/13/sevens-shiel-and-vassie</ref> |
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Vassie returned to the U.S.A in 2018 and was announced as Division 1 side [[Dallas Harlequins]]' new Director of Rugby and Men's Head Coach.<ref>https://djcoilrugby.com/2018/08/17/dallas-harlequins-elaine-vassie/</ref> |
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1981 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth |  Paisley, Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Rugby/Coach | ||||||||||||
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Elaine Vassie (born 10 October 1981 in Paisley) is a Scottish rugby union coach.
Vassie caught the headlines in 2009, taking over then National League 1 side Manchester Rugby Club in a role that had been labelled "arguably the hardest job in rugby".[1][2] Aged just 28, no other female had or has since held such a position at National League level.[3] Following her 3-year spell at Manchester Rugby Club, Vassie linked up with Italian side, DAK Mantova combining a coaching and club development position.[4] In October 2013, it was announced that she was to become Director of Rugby of American side Griffins Rugby, the first person in such a role in the club's history.[5]
In April 2016, Vassie was announced as Coach of Scotland Women's 7's team ahead of their upcoming European Championships.[6]
Vassie returned to the U.S.A in 2018 and was announced as Division 1 side Dallas Harlequins' new Director of Rugby and Men's Head Coach.[7]
References
- ^ http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/rugbyunion/article2361950.ece
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "A Little bit of history is on the way". The Herald. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://gazzettadimantova.gelocal.it/sport/2012/11/29/news/dall-inghilterra-anche-una-donna-per-far-volare-in-alto-il-mantova-1.6115306&prev=/search%3Fq%3Delaine%2Bvassie%2Bmantova%26rlz%3D1C1CHIK_enGB529GB530%26es_sm%3D122
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://scottishrugby.org/news/16/04/13/sevens-shiel-and-vassie
- ^ https://djcoilrugby.com/2018/08/17/dallas-harlequins-elaine-vassie/
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