A-State Rugby Coach Resigns; Huckaby returns as interim
September 06, 2013
JONESBORO, Ark. – Club sport director Alex Houser announced his resignation as the
head coach for the Arkansas State University rugby team effective immediately.
Former A-State rugby coach Matt Huckaby was named interim head coach for the team,
according to Dr. Rick Stripling, vice chancellor for student affairs.
Stripling indicated a search for a new coach for the nationally known rugby club also
begins today.
Huckaby served as head coach for 2010-11 prior to Houser’s selection in 2011. Huckaby
is a former two-time all-American for Arkansas State, and currently works with A-State’s
distance education program.
Houser led A-State to the USA Rugby 7s national championship in 2012. Arkansas State’s
rugby team is one of the top club programs in the country with a distinguished history
dating back almost two decades.
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