Pat Palmer (rugby union)
Date of birth | November 6, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St.George's School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Palmer (born November 6, 1962 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Canadian national rugby player.
Palmer played a total of 17 games for Canada, including 3 matches in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he scored the first try against Tonga, as well as 3 matches in the 1991 Rugby World Cup.[2]
He also coached the 1994 UBC Old Boys Ravens squad which won its fifth provincial title against Cowichan with some supporters even taking a helicopter to the game on Vancouver Island and briefly hovering overhead to catch a bird’s-eye view. In 2001, Palmer coached and Canada Sevens.[3] Currently, he coaches the St. George's School sevens team.[4]
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canadian rugby union coaches
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Canada international rugby union players
- University of British Columbia alumni