Peter Steinberg
Date of birth (1971-05-16) 16 May 1971
Place of birthCambridge, United Kingdom
SchoolSawston Village College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Scrum-Half
Coaching career
Years Team
1995–2014

2006
2003–2007

2011–2017

Penn State Rugby
USA Hawks
MARFU

United States

Peter Steinberg (born 16 May 1971) is an American rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the United States.[1] He has previously coached the Penn State Rugby.[2] He was born in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

The 2014 National Team Captain and Coach Peter Steinberg.

Coaching career

In 1995, Steinberg moved from Assistant Coach to Head Coach for the Penn State women's rugby team, replacing Coach Charlie Smith. Steinberg built upon what Smith started, and created a college rugby dynasty at Penn State Rugby winning national championships in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Steinberg coached the United States women's national rugby team during the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in Paris and in 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland. He stepped down as Head Coach after the 2017 World Cup.[3]

The 2014 National Team With Peter Steinberg.

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "America's top rugby players unite in Greeley to train for upcoming tournament", The Tribune, May 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Locals help fuel college rugby machine", Daily Local News, 06/14/2014.
  3. ↑ "Pete Steinberg steps down as Women's 15s Head Coach". USA Rugby. 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2022-02-18.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.