USA Rugby has revealed the brand new USA Eagles coach, with former Canada Sevens coach Jack Hanratty the person entrusted to take the American program to the following degree.
The 36-year-old Irishman joins with an Olympic silver medal already in his pocket, having clashed at Stade de France with the Black Ferns Sevens in final yr’s Paris Olympics closing. He’ll now be tasked with dismantling the Kiwis, Australians, and his former Canadian colleagues within the Pacific 4 Collection, in addition to the most effective of the most effective within the WXV Collection, all within the conventional 15-aside code.
Hanratty will relocate from his present position as Ladies’s Head Coach on the College of Ottawa to San Diego, the place he’ll function alongside the USA Sevnes applications on the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Coaching Heart.
“I’m really honoured to tackle this position at such a promising second for girls’s rugby globally,” Hanratty mentioned.
“I sit up for participating with athletes and coaches of their efficiency environments worldwide, in addition to collaborating with the distinctive expertise we’ve got domestically. That is an bold program with huge targets, and we’re keen to check ourselves towards the most effective on this planet in 2026.”
Hanratty started his teaching journey at Leinster earlier than progressing by way of the age-grade ranks in Canada. USA Rugby recognised his expertise throughout the border as a power, given its similarities to the USA system.
USA Rugby Common Supervisor of Excessive Efficiency, Tamara Sheppard, added, “We’re delighted to welcome Jack as the brand new Head Coach of the USA Eagles Ladies’s 15s Nationwide Workforce.
“His deep North American rugby expertise and confirmed capability to ship when it issues most, make him an impressive chief for this subsequent chapter.
“Jack brings an progressive and enthusiastic strategy to constructing a high-performance program, with a robust dedication to working intently with our athletes each domestically and overseas.
“His imaginative and prescient positions us nicely for Rugby World Cup 2029 in Australia, and even additional as we construct towards internet hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2033.”
