Phil Mackenzie

Who is Phil Mackenzie?

Phil Mackenzie is a Canadian rugby union player. He is currently playing club rugby for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership.

Mackenzie plays on the wing for his club but is also capable of playing at centre. He made his debut for the Canadian national team on 1 November 2008 against Portugal.

In 2009, Mackenzie signed his first professional rugby contract with Coventry RFC. The following year Mackenzie signed on with the RFU Championship's newly promoted club, Esher RFC. Mackenzie's contract with Esher allowed him to also train with London Wasps. This gave Mackenzie the opportunity to appear regularly in the Aviva A League as part of the London Wasps' A squad.

Mackenzie has previously played for Appleby College and Oakville Crusaders in Ontario and for the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

On July 8, 2011 it was announced that Mackenzie would represent Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Mackenzie started on the left wing in all four of Canada's matches at the World Cup scoring two tries in the process. Mackenzie scored the game winning try in Canada's opening Rugby World Cup match against Tonga and would later score another try in Canada's 23-23 draw with Japan.