Rod MacQueen

Rod MacQueen

Rod Macqueen was coach of the most successful Australian rugby union side to date.

Career

One of Macqueen's first major coaching positions was at the Waratahs, where he was present from 1991 to 1992. In 1992, he also acted as a selector for the Australian team. He went on to coach the Australian XV in 1995 and again acted as an Australian selector during 1994-95. Following the inception of Super 12, Macqueen became the coach of the ACT Brumbies.

Macqueen was appointed the head coach of the Wallabies in September 1997, and would coach them until 2001. He led the Wallabies to victory at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, where they defeated France in the final, becoming the first nation to ever win the World Cup twice. The following year Australia won the Tri Nations Series for the first time ever.

He retired from the game after guiding the Wallabies to a famous victory over the highly rated 2001 Lions side captained by Martin Johnson. He finished his career as the Australian coach with a test match winning record of just below 80%. [http://www.rugby.com.au/news/david_lyons_wins_2004_john_eales_medal,21751.html] In 2004 he was awarded the Joe French Award, which recognises outstanding service to the Australian Rugby Union.


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