Rugby player
Emil Signes (born 1940) is a former coach for the United States national rugby sevens team .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] He also facilitated the inclusion of the rugby sevens in the Olympics ,[ 5] due to his promotion of women's rugby worldwide.[ 5] He is the founder and coach of Atlantis, an invitational 7s rugby team for developing rugby talent among both men and women.[ 6]
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^ Signes, Emil. "Emilito's Rugby Pages" . Retrieved 8 June 2014 .
^ Buckley Jr., James (May–June 1996). Island Sports (Volume 16, Number 3 ed.). Santa Barbara, CA, US: Islands Publishing Company. p. 130. Retrieved 9 June 2014 .
^ Meixell, Ted (December 19, 1991). "World Cup Rugby 3 Area Sites Used To Help Select U. S. Ladies Team For 1994 Competition" . The Morning Call, Lehigh Valley's Newspaper . Retrieved 9 June 2014 .
^ a b Goff, Alex (October 2009). "Why Should We Thank This Man for Rugby Getting in the Olympics". SIRC Sports Publishers. Rugby Magazine. .
^ "Interview with Emil Signes" . Rugby Magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2014 .