Paul Healy (rugby Union)
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Paul Healy is an Australian
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coach who most recently served as the
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of the
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of
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(MLR). He has been involved in several international teams in multiple capacities including
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,
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,
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, and
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. He also previously served as head coach for Ordizia RE of Spain's División de Honor and
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of Romania's
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. While an assistant coach with
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his team were champions of France's
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in 2000, and were runners-up in the 2001 Heineken Cup Final (
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). While head coach, his Ordizia RE team won the
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for the first time, and were runners-up of the División de Honor two times. The Houston SaberCats announced that they had hired Healy as Director of Rugby & Head Coach ahead of the 2020 season in early-August 2019. After posting a 3–13 record, it was announced on June 10, 2021, that Healy would not return as head coach for the 2022 MLR season.


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