Marty Veale

Marty Veale (born 9 August 1977) is a former rugby union player and currently a rugby union coach. He played at lock for Northland in the ITM Cup competition. He is currently coaching rugby for Old Blue R.F.C. in New York and the United States Military Academy at West Point men's team starting in 2015.

Marty Veale
Date of birth (1977-08-09) 9 August 1977
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2008
2009–2011		 Kubota Spears
London Wasps
33
(0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2005
2008, 2011		 North Harbour
Northland		 ()
Teams coached
Years Team
Old Blue RFC

Playing career

Veale was born in New Zealand, and was descended from William Veale who had emigrated from Ireland and was one of a well known Waterford seafaring family. Veale enjoyed a nomad existence as a player, turning out for sides in his native New Zealand, Japan and America. Before signing for Wasps in February 2009, Veale had most recently spent a season with Northland in the Air New Zealand Cup.

He signed a two-year deal at the end of the year to keep him at Wasps until the end of the 2010–11 season.[2] At the conclusion of his time with Wasps, he returned to New Zealand, signing with Northland for the 2011 ITM Cup.

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Veale signed on as head coach for Old Blue Rugby Football Club, a United States Rugby Super League team and member of the USA Rugby Union. In 2015 Veale began coaching the men's forwards at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

References
  1. "London Wasps Marty Veale". web page. London Wasps. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. "Beech and Veale sign Wasps deals". BBC. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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