Rod Seib

Rodney Seib (born 1975) is an Australian professional rugby union coach [1] and a former player for Queensland Reds [2][3] and Glasgow Warriors.[4] He also played for Australia in rugby sevens.[5]

Rod Seib
Birth nameRodney Seib
Date of birth1975 (age 44–45)
Place of birthAustralia
SchoolBrisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Full Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–2000
2001–2011		 Sunnybank
Aberdeen GSFP		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2004 Glasgow Warriors ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2000 Queensland 3 (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
1998 Australia 7s
Teams coached
Years Team
2011–2012
2012–2016
2016
2018		 Aberdeen GSFP
Sunnybank
Brisbane City
Queensland Country

Family and early life

Rod Seib attended Brisbane State High School, graduating in 1992.[6] His father, Ian Seib, played first-class cricket for Queensland in the 1970s.[7]

Rugby career

Australian Sevens and Queensland

Seib joined the Sunnybank rugby club in Brisbane.[8] He played for the Queensland Under-21 team in 1995,[9] and was capped for the Australia 7s side,[5] touring in 1999 to Uruguay and Argentina.[10]

Later that year, after a standout season with Sunnybank for which he was awarded Queensland Rugby Union's XXXX Medal for player of the year (shared with Richard Graham of Easts),[3] Seib was selected to play for the Queensland Reds in the Ricoh National championship.[2] He was capped three times for Queensland,[5] including a match against Argentina on their 2000 tour.[11][12]

Aberdeen and Glasgow

Seib moved to Scotland the following year. Signing in 2001,[13] he played for Aberdeen GSFP.[14][15][16] Seib captained the Aberdeen side from 2002–06.[17][18] He was also included in Aberdeen's Sevens squad.[19]

In season 2002–03, Seib was called up to Glasgow Warriors back up squad.[20][21] Such was his form for club side Aberdeen,[22][23][24] there was much talk of Seib's move to the provincial Glasgow side being made permanent,[25] however, work commitments prevented him joining Glasgow full-time.[26] He played in the Warriors' match against Harlequins on 9 August 2002.[4]

Seib won the Player's player of the year for the BT Premiership in 2003–04.[27]

Coaching career

Seib was made Head Coach of Aberdeen in 2011.[5] From 2012 he coached Sunnybank Rugby.[28] He later became an Assistant Coach at Brisbane City [29] with responsibility for the team's attack.[30] In 2016 he was promoted to Brisbane City's Head Coach position.[31][32][33] Seib became head coach of Queensland Country in 2018.[34]

Outside rugby

Away from rugby, Seib was a physical education teacher. He started teaching at Saint Stephen's College, Upper Coomera. While in Aberdeen he taught at Bridge of Don Academy.[35]

References
  1. "Brisbane City 2016 NRC season preview with Rod Seib". Rugby News. 2016.
  2. "Irish World Cup plan is to win by losing". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1999. p.40 (reported as "Ross" Seib). Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Annual Report 1999" (PDF 1.9 MB). Queensland Rugby. 1999. pp. 22–23, 28, 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2014.
  4. "Glasgow are no match for the glamour boys' cutting edge". Herald Scotland. 10 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. "Coaching Staff". Next Gen Rugby Coaching. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017.
  6. "Final Season" (PDF). Brisbane State High School Amicus. 43 (2): 7. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  7. "Rugby Snippets" (PDF). Brisbane State High School Amicus. 41 (6): 7. 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  8. "Annual Report 1998" (PDF 2.8 MB). Queensland Rugby. 1998. p. 34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2014.
  9. "Combined, NSW scoop the pool in hard-hitting rugby displays". The Canberra Times. 25 May 1995. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  10. "Selectors take Punta on youth for tournaments". Illawarra Mercury. 19 December 1998. p.68. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  11. "Annual Report 2000" (PDF 6.6 MB). Queensland Rugby. 2000. pp. 24–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2014.
  12. "Argentina short of preparation". ESPN scrum. 12 June 2000. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  13. "Fresh approach for Scots rugby".
  14. "Glasgow Warriors - Indiscipline costs Glasgow dear".
  15. "Glasgow Warriors - Week Five".
  16. "Glasgow Warriors - Club Round-up 5".
  17. "Glasgow Warriors - Warriors in Integrated Tournament action".
  18. "Aberdeen Grammar Rugby - Presidents & Captains".
  19. "Glasgow Warriors - Scotsman Club Sevens".
  20. "Glasgow Warriors - Glasgow players on club duty".
  21. "Glasgow'S Back-Up Players - Scottish Rugby Union".
  22. "BBC SPORT - Rugby Union - Scottish - BT Premiership One round-up".
  23. "Aberdeen gloom swept away by Oddie's single-handed heroics".
  24. "Aberdeen show a cutting edge".
  25. "Glasgow Warriors - Jason White looks ahead".
  26. "Dream Team: Moray Low – Glasgow and Scotland prop - The Rugby Paper".
  27. "Mark McMillan picks up Scotland U21 award".
  28. "University storm home to edge Sunnybank - UQ Rugby Football Club". 1 April 2014.
  29. "Warm welcome for new setup".
  30. A chat with Nick Stiles, Brisbane City NRC coach. The Kate Project.
  31. "And so it begins – a look at NRC week one: Sydney Rays".
  32. "The new 'Izzy' in Cheika's crosshairs".
  33. "McInnes Wilson Lawyers Brisbane City side to play NSW Country Eagles in season opener - 15.co.za - - Rugby News, Live Scores, Results, Fixtures".
  34. "NRC squad announcement: Queensland Country". Behind the Ruck. 8 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  35. "Rod Seib - Bridge Of Don Academy - RateMyTeachers".
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