Guest Coach
Coach
Mike Brown.
These sessions bring in one of the best forwards coaches in American rugby. Mike Brown joins Troy at The Pier to run a dedicated block on the contact game, tackle technique, and set piece — the areas that separate prepared athletes from unprepared ones at college level.
Mike Brown brings Major League Rugby experience as both a player and coach — most recently as Assistant Coach and Academy Director at the Houston Sabercats (2022–2025), where he led lineout coaching, forwards technical development, and produced 7 academy players who signed professional MLR contracts.
He played MLR for Austin Elite, RUNY, Houston Sabercats, and Seattle Seawolves (2018–2022), was a Collegiate All-American at Bowling Green State University, and developed his rugby foundation at Selborne College, South Africa. He currently serves as Forwards Coach at St. Thomas, leading scrum and lineouts.
Mike has coached at every level from youth to professional. At Playmaker Sessions, he runs the contact game block — the area most high school athletes are least prepared for when they arrive at college rugby.
What Mike Coaches At These Sessions
Tackle Technique
Contact Area Skills
Set Piece Skillset
