Nate Osborne is an Australian-American rugby union coach. Who is regarded as one of the best American rugby coaches. Although being born in Australia he considers himself as an American, when it comes to rugby. He last served as the head coach of the New Orleans Gold. Before moving to Old Glory DC both of

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(MLR) in the United States. He was the first head coach to reach 50 caps in the (MLR). He has a record of 28-23-1 all time. He is a hall of fame player and coach for Metropolis RFC.

Professional rugby career

Playing career

While in his 20s, Osborne played as a fly-half with the Denver Barbarians in the Rugby Super League.

Coaching career

Osborne became the head coach of

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in 2011, and led the team to the quarterfinals in 2014. Osborne joined the United States national rugby union team as an assistant coach in 2014. He continued with the U.S. national team through to the

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, where he was the Backs/Attack coach. Osborne was announced as the coach of the MLR's New Orleans Gold in June 2017 in preparation for the team's inaugural 2018 season. Announced April 1, 2022, Osborne will be the interim head coach for Old Glory DC.
April 1st, 2022.

References

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