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Coach Robert Bartlett


Robert Bartlett was born in Augusta, ME and is now officially Bridgewater State College's Women's Rugby Coach. His love of rugby, teaching and coaching got him involved while in MA on an IT project, which he was a successful small business owner of. Robert graduated from Irinity International University in Deefield, IL with a BA in Philosophy. Robert was in track, cross-country, baseball, and basketball whiling in high school and college; and even after all that, he picked up rugby and never looked back.

He has three teenage kids, one of whom is taking after their father and is a rugby player and coach.

"It's the best sport there is. Very graceful and beautiful when executed well. Almost anyone can play. There is even 'wheelchair rugby'. No other sport regulary offers EVERY player the opportunity to kick, pass, receive and run with the ball, score points, and tackle and be tackled while playing both offense and defense, all within the matter of a few seconds sometimes. 30 players, a ball, shorts and shirts, a patch of open ground - and you've got a rugby match! Awesome!"