Mike Stanaway · OMBAC Career Records

The career story

From New Zealand to Scotland, OMBAC and the Eagles

Front-row rugby at Watsonians, OMBAC captaincy and USA Test selection — with original records from his international years.

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Career résumé

Explore the chapters of a rugby life.

Before ScotlandClub

Watsonians

Began his rugby career in New Zealand before being recruited to Edinburgh.

redhawksrugby.com ↗

1994–1997Club

Watsonians

Played front-row rugby for Watsonians. Contemporary Scottish match reports list M. Stanaway in the pack.

the-independent.com ↗ the-independent.com ↗ independent.co.uk ↗

1990sClub

OMBAC

Watsonians

Moved from Scotland to San Diego to join OMBAC’s elite side; the Redhawks coaching biography describes a three-year Scottish spell and an OMBAC contract.

redhawksrugby.com ↗

1990sClub captain

OMBAC

Served as an OMBAC captain.

Club contributor record · Ray Green

1997USA fifteens

USA Eagles

Selected from the Harp League for the Eagles. The USA’s July season review names him among that year’s new internationals.

Original documentUSA season review · 2 July 1997View archive ↗

keithlyons.me ↗

10 May 1997USA fifteens

USA Eagles

Made his USA test debut against Canada in Vancouver.

Match footageCanada v USA · 10 May 1997 · Bobby Ross try (33-second match clip)Explore film ↗

espnscrum.com ↗

25 May 1997USA fifteens

USA Eagles

Started at tighthead prop in the 20–12 Pacific Rim win over Japan at Hanazono, according to the Japanese union’s original match roster.

Career contextJapan v USA · 25 May 1997 · match archiveView archive ↗

adeac.jp ↗

July 1997USA fifteens

OMBAC

USA Eagles

The original Pacific Rim roster names Stanaway at prop and identifies OMBAC as his club.

Original documentUSA Pacific Rim roster · July 1997View archive ↗

keithlyons.me ↗

1997–1998USA fifteens

USA Eagles

Earned six senior USA Test caps at prop, concluding with the Hong Kong Test on 16 May 1998.

espnscrum.com ↗

June 2015Coaching

Named as a guest coach for the Redhawks youth rugby academy at North Carolina State University, alongside Andre Snyman and other international coaches.

redhawksrugby.com ↗

Film & interviews

Match footage

Canada v USA · 10 May 1997 · Bobby Ross try (33-second match clip)

A short clip from Stanaway’s USA debut in Vancouver. The fixture is verified; this clip does not individually identify him on screen.

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BC Rugby News / original public YouTube upload

Original archive documents

**USA Pacific Rim roster · July 1997**Original USA team roster names Mike Stanaway at prop, with OMBAC and three test caps. This is a roster document, not a player photograph.

**USA Test Series selection bulletin · 5 June 1997**Original USA selection bulletin discusses Stanaway’s fitness ahead of the June test series. Full original page preserved; this is an archive document.

**USA season review · 2 July 1997**Original USA review identifies Mike Stanaway among the Eagles who progressed from the Harp League. This is a contemporary document, not a player photograph.

Team & match archive

Original team and match photographs, connected to the relevant career entries. Captions explain the event and the roster evidence.

**Japan v USA · 25 May 1997 · match archive**USA–Japan action from the Japanese Rugby Football Union archive for the 25 May 1997 Pacific Rim test at Hanazono. The original match roster names Mike Stanaway at No. 3; individual players in this photograph are not identified.