Grant Aldridge - Co-Head Coach
The 2009 season will mark Grant's 15th season as the head coach of women's rugby at Abbott. Under "Sundance" the team has won 9 championships in the past 12 years.
His goals continue to be to introduce competitive rugby to as many girls as possible, to promote their continued pursuance of the sport at the club level and to foster a sense of sportsmanship and camaraderie.
He continues to play club rugby with the Montreal Barbarians and has a B.Sc. in biochemistry from Concordia University.
Contact information for Head Coach Grant Alridge:
sundancethebarbarian@videotron.ca
Wade Ashworth - Co-Head Coach
Since the 1998 season Wade has been co-head coach at Abbott where he concentrates as the Back's Coach. His coaching experience includes three years at MacDonald High School and in the past as an assistant coach with the Barbarians women's team.
His rugby playing started in High School and while attending John Abbott, he played for the Islanders Rugby Team in the 1993-94 season. Coach Ashworth has played club rugby with the Montreal Barbarians for the past 13 years and currently plays for the Barbarians Premier division team.
After Abbott he continued his studies at Concordia University where he graduated with a B.A. in the specialization of Physical Geography.
Contact information for Head Coach Wade Ashworth:
wade.ashworth@dhl.com
Max Conway - Assistant Coach
