Dallas Jackals Announce Phil Camm as General Manager

The Dallas Jackals are pleased to announce Phil Camm as General Manager and Co-Founder. With over 15 years of experience in the DFW rugby community and a career in event production, Camm is excited to bring professional rugby to Dallas.

Hailing from Oldham, England, Camm began playing at nine years old with his dad as the coach at Aldwinians RUFC. He continued to play for his school, Manchester Grammar, and then represented his county of Tameside, playing scrum-half. Camm began coaching and refereeing at the age of 18 at Oldham Rugby Union, where he played at scrum-half or fly-half.

Since Camm moved from the UK in 2003, he became heavily involved in the Dallas rugby scene. As a player and later as head coach of the Denton Rugby Club, he helped the team win promotion to Texas Division 2 and establish a women’s team.

In 2008, Camm made the move to the Dallas Griffins Rugby Club. The Griffins were one of the first semi-professional teams in the US and were based in Allen, Texas. With Elaine Vassie as the coach, Griffins climbed quickly to compete in USA Rugby’s first-tier amateur competition, Red River Conference D1.

During his time with the Dallas Griffins, Camm was very involved in the Dallas Community. Former North Dallas Chamber of Commerce CEO Bruce Bradford said, “ I am excited about the inauguration of professional rugby in the Dallas area, and I believe that with Phil as an integral part of that effort, the community will, in just a short timeframe, see the sport fully blossom.”

Phil, who hung up the boots in 2015, has served on the Texas Rugby Union board and is also certified as a Sports Event Safety and Security Professional, combining his experience in event management with emergency incident training through his company Five Phase. Camm has been married for 12 years to his wife Mary Kay, a special education teacher, and has an eight-year-old daughter named Mia.

“This is the start of a new chapter in a long story. America has been primed for professional rugby for a long time. It’s an honor to have played a part in getting MLR off the ground several years ago and now having the Dallas Jackals ready to play in the league.

My wife, my business partner Bill Bingham and the rest of my family have always supported this vision and I owe them a lot for believing so wholly in the project. Partnering with Donnie and Neil though will help take our sport to the next level and I can’t wait to open the gates to a new set of fans at Globe Life Park.”

We are happy to welcome Phil Camm and his family to the pack!