Old Glory DC Announces 2021 Coaching Staff
Old Glory DC and Andrew Douglas announce the team’s coaching staff for the 2021 Major League Rugby season.
Toshi Palamo returns as assistant coach and Coach Douglas adds Callum Gibbins to the 2021 coaching armory to assist with training throughout the season. Mark Dixon will lead the Strength and Conditioning training for a roster of 36 players. He will be assisted by Matt Bales who returns as the assistant strength and conditioning coach.
John Manson, Darran Coleman, Nicholas Purvis, and Medstar’s Meghan Wilkinson return to Old Glory and support the squad during the 2021 MLR campaign.
Announced in Fall of 2020, all Old Glory Academy staff will return and continue to work in 2021 to develop high school boy and girl rugby players at The St. James and Segra Field.
The full list of staff who will be joining Douglas in the MLR includes many rugby locals from the DMV. The list is as follows:
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach
Andrew Douglas
Assistant Coach
Toshi Palamo
Assistant Coach
Callum Gibbins
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Mark Dixon
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Matt Bales
Sports Scientist
Nicholas Purvis
Rugby Operations Manager
John Manson
Team Manager
Darran Coleman
Medstar Athletic Trainer
Meghan Wilkinson
U19 Girls Academy Coach
Brianna Kim
U19 Boys Academy Coaches
Togamau Fanueli
Mike Fletcher
Joey Tropea
