(updated June 29, 2013)
Matthew Stephens, a 43-year-old native of Beaconsfield, Que., was appointed head coach of the McGill University women’s rugby team in June, 2013.
Stephens, who graduated from John Abbott College in 1989, has been coaching since 1992. He served as technical director and assistant coach of the Canadian national senior women’s team from 2003 to 2006 and helped guide the squad to a fourth-place finish at the 2006 World Cup.
Between 1999 and 2001, Stephens guided the Quebec senior women’s team to a pair of national championships and also served as a specialist coach with the national under-18 and U-20 women’s team, as well as stints at Concordia, John Abbott College and the men’s team at McGill’s Macdonald campus.
He also served as a guest coach with the McGill Martlets and with the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Rugby Football Club.
