Josh Sutcliffe enters his sixth season as director of rugby and head coach at Stanford.
Stanford Men’s Rugby finished runner’s up in the Pacific Western Conference 7s Championship 2019. This capped a busy fall period with dual sixth place finishes at the PAC Rugby 7s Championship and the West Coast College 7s - Treasure Island. In the winter of 2020, SMR worked hard to replace the Class of 2019. The season ended with a 2-3 record and finished in 4th in the Pacific Western Conference regular season.
The 2018-19 campaign finished with a 5th place for the Cardinal a the USA Rugby College 7s D1AA National Championship. It capped a season that included securing the second Pacific Western Conference 7s Championship for the Class of 2019 and finishing runner’s up in Fifteens.
Under his guidance, Stanford Men’s Rugby has been to the USA Rugby College 7s National Championships twice in 2017 and 2019.
Sutcliffe returned to The Farm in 2015 after a stint with USA Rugby as the Director of Coach Development with USA Rugby. A role that comprised overseeing the coaching pathway for USA Rugby including the certification process and the creation of the Elite Coach Development Pathway.
From 2005-2008, Sutcliffe worked as an Assistant Coach under Jonathan Griffin. During this period, he helped with the transition from football to rugby of Pat Danahy ’06 occurred and his later selection as a USA Rugby Men’s National Team player.
Sutcliffe played his university rugby for Adelaide University RUFC and earned selection for the Australian Universities XV in 2003. He earned his first international cap playing for the Philippines Men’s National Fifteens in 2007 and continued to play until his retirement in 2011. In domestic competition, he capped his 17 seasons of senior rugby with the 2015 PRP Championship with the Glendale Raptors.
Sutcliffe and his wife, Julie, reside in Palo Alto, CA with their three daughters Brynn, Hadley and Kenna
