Marty Veale
{{Short description|Former rugby union player/current coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2014}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.95|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Lock
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| youthclubs1 = | province1 = North Harbour
| youthclubs2 = Northland
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| provinceyears1 = 2004–2005
| provinceyears2 = 2008, 2011
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| years1 = 2006–2008
| years2 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Kubota Spears
| clubs2 = London Wasps
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| apps2 = 33
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| points2 = 0
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| coachteams1 = Old Blue RFC (Head Coach)
| coachteams2 = West Point (Forwards Coach)
| coachteams3 = United States national rugby union team (Set Piece Coach)
| coachteams4 = Sunwolves (Scrum Coach)
| coachteams5 = Rugby New York (Forwards Coach)
| coachteams6 = Rugby New York (Head Coach)
| coachyears2 = 2015–2018
| coachyears3 = 2016–2017
| coachyears4 = 2019
| coachyears5 = 2019–2021
| coachyears6 = 2021–
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Marty Veale (born 9 August 1977) is a former rugby union player and is assistant coach with Northland in the Bunnings NPC. He played at lock for Northland in the ITM Cup competition. He formerly coached rugby as Head Coach of Rugby New York (RNY), a member of Major League Rugby (MLR)Old Blue R.F.C. in New York and the United States Military Academy at West Point men's team starting in 2015.
Playing career
Veale was born in New Zealand, and was descended from William Veale who had emigrated from Ireland and was one of a well known Waterford seafaring family. Veale enjoyed a nomad existence as a player, turning out for sides in his native New Zealand, Japan and America. Before signing for Wasps in February 2009, Veale had most recently spent a season with Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup.
He signed a two-year deal at the end of the year to keep him at Wasps until the end of the 2010–11 season.{{cite news|title=Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_wasps/8021372.stm |accessdate=5 February 2020|publisher=BBC|date=27 April 2009}} At the conclusion of his time with Wasps, he returned to New Zealand, signing with Northland for the 2011 ITM Cup.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player, Veale signed on as head coach for Old Blue Rugby Football Club, a United States Rugby Super League team and member of the USA Rugby Union. In 2015 Veale began coaching the men's forwards at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
He was appointed as an assistant coach for the USA Eagles under John Mitchell in 2016. During his time with the national side they won the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup as Americas 1. He left his position in June 2017.{{Cite web |date=2016-01-28 |title=Coaching staff announced for Americas Rugby Championship |url=https://www.usa.rugby/2016/01/coaching-staff-announced-for-americas-rugby-championship/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=USA Rugby |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Rugby World Cup qualification secured by Eagles with Canada Day victory |url=https://www.usa.rugby/match/29498-usa-eagles-v-canada/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=USA Rugby |language=en-US}}
Veale then joined the Sunwolves as scrum coach for the 2019 Super Rugby season.{{Cite web |title=New Zealand's brain drain continues |url=https://rugby365.com/tournaments/super-rugby/news-super-rugby/new-zealands-brain-drain-continues/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=rugby365.com |language=en}} He left the Sunwolves following the conclusion of the season and consulted for the Munakata Sanix Blues in Japan.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-11 |title=Rugby United New York Names Marty Veale Forwards Coach |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/11/11/rugby-united-new-york-names-marty-veale-forwards-coach/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=djcoilrugby |language=en-US}}
He was appointed as forwards coach for Rugby New York in November 2019. Veale was then named as head coach for the 2021 season following the departure of Greg McWilliams.{{Cite web |title=Bringing the New York Attitude to the Field in 2022 |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/bringing-the-new-york-attitude-to-the-field-in-2022/ |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=Major League Rugby |language=en-US}} He led Rugby New York to their first MLR Championship during the 2022 season.{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=New York win Major League Rugby championship game against Seattle |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/25/new-york-win-major-league-rugby-championship-game-seattle |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605080006/http://www.wasps.co.uk/PlayerDisplaySS.ink?skip=30&squadno=7890&season=09%2F10&seasonl=2009%2F2010&Playertype=P Wasps profile]
- [http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/index.aspx?path=mrugby Men's Rugby], Army West Point
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Category:New Zealand rugby union coaches
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
Category:North Harbour rugby union players
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