Nate Osborne

Nate Osborne
BornNathan John Osborne
(1980-07-29) July 29, 1980
Queanbeyan, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback, Center
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985–1996 Queanbeyan Blues
1997–1998 St Edmund's College, Canberra
1998 Australian Schoolboys
1999–2000 Randwick RFC
2001–2002 Southern Districts RFC
2002–2005 Easts RFC
2005–2007 Denver Barbarians
2007–2016 Metropolis RFC
Coaching career
Years Team
2011–2014 Metropolis RFC
2014–2015 US Men's XV's (Assistant)
2017–2022 New Orleans Gold
2022 Old Glory DC
2024 Dallas Jackals (Assistant)

Nate Osborne is an Australian–American rugby union coach. He was the head coach of the New Orleans Gold before moving in 2022 to Old Glory DC, both of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States.

Professional rugby career

Playing career

While in his 20s Osborne played as a fly-half with the Denver Barbarians in the Rugby Super League.[1]

Coaching career

Osborne became the head coach of Metropolis RFC in 2011, and led the team to the quarterfinals in 2014.[2]

Osborne joined the United States national rugby union team as an assistant coach in 2014. He continued with the U.S. national team through to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he was the Backs/Attack coach.[3]

Osborne was announced as the coach of the MLR's New Orleans Gold in June 2017 in preparation for the team's inaugural 2018 season.[4] Announced April 1, 2022, Osborne will be the interim head coach for Old Glory DC.[5]

References

  1. ^ "New Orleans Gold Rugby Head Coach Nate Osborne", November 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Interview With Metropolis Coach Nate Osborne", This Is American Rugby, May 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Gold Rugby Head Coach Nate Osborne", November 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Nate Osborne To Coach New Orleans Gold", June 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Old Glory DC Names Nate Osborne Interim Head Coach". Old Glory DC. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2026.