Career
He is a professional rugby coach and also works at LineoutCoach.com Hickie has been the head coach of the Dartmouth College rugby team since 2012, following the departure of former Dartmouth head coach Alex Magleby to coach the United States national rugby sevens team Formerly, Gavin was the Forwards Coach of Belmont Shore Rugby Club, and the Head Coach of Wilson High School, Long Beach. California. He has previously coached United States of America U20s to the Junior title in 2012 and the United States of America U20s in the Junior World Championship 2013.
Hickie also coached United States of America in the America Rugby Championship in 2012 along with Leicester Tigers Academy and Saint Mary"s College Rugby Club.
Hickie is also a rugby analyst and writer, contributing frequently to rugby websites, newspapers, magazines, podcasts and radio shows including the Stu, Tiffany & Jimbo Show on KCAL-FM. He currently writes for RugbyToday,The Rugby Site and his own website, LineoutCoach.co. In September 2015 Gavin became an author, when Bloomsbury Publishing published his book Rugby Revealed.
Written with co-author Eilidh Donaldson, Rugby Revealed features advice from over 100 top players and coaches in the professional game. Rugby Revealed is currently the best selling rugby book on Amazon.com A portion of the proceeds of the sale of Rugby Revealed goes to the Barbarians Rugby Charitable Trust.
Hickie was educated in Street Marys College and University College Dublin and went on to play for Ireland Schools, U19, U21, A Level and 7"son
Hickie played as a hooker. Hickie also played with the London Irish Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Worcester Warriors. His career ended after a missed tackle on Jason Robinson resulted in an injury to his infraspinatus and supraspinatus muscles which would later end his career.
Hickie captained Ireland 7"s and represented Leicester Tigers and Saint Mary"s College in 7"s rugby.
Hickie also played rugby in the United States with Belmont Shore Reconstruction Finance Corporation in the Rugby Super League (United States). Gavin Hickie is first cousin to former professional rugby player Denis Hickie and son of former Irish international rugby player Denis Hickie Snr.