Rob Retchless | ||||||||||||||||||
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Curler | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 40) Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Team | ||||||||||||||||||
Skip | Rob Retchless | |||||||||||||||||
Third | Jotham Sugden | |||||||||||||||||
Second | Scott Gibson | |||||||||||||||||
Lead | Jonathan Havercroft | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles partner | Ashley Waye | |||||||||||||||||
Coach | David Ramsay | |||||||||||||||||
Curling career | ||||||||||||||||||
Member Association | Quebec (1998-2008) Ontario (2008–2019) England (2019–present) | |||||||||||||||||
European Championship appearances | 1 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | 2 (2018 Ontario Tankard, 2019 Ontario Tankard) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rob Retchless (born October 2, 1984) is an English–Canadian curler. He is currently the skip of the English men's curling team.
At the national level, he is a two-time English men's champion curler (2023, 2024).
Retchless is a graduate of Queen's University at Kingston. He works as a software engineering director at Wolters Kluwer. He is eligible to curl for England by birthright. He began curling for England while still living in Toronto. He is currently living in Europe.
Teams
Men's
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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Canada | |||||||
2006-07 | Claude Brazeau Jr. | Martin Roy | Rob Retchless | Adam Osseyrane | |||
2007-08 | Ghyslain Richard | Rob Retchless | Daniel Camber | David Leroux | |||
2008-09 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Dave Pallen | |||
2009-10 | Tim Morrison | Cary Luner | Rob Retchless | Bruce Scott | |||
2010-11 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Brendon Lavell | |||
2011-12 | Garth Mitchell | Rob Retchless | Geoffrey Johnson | Terence Yip | |||
2012-13 | Ian Robertson | Guy Racette | Rob Retchless | Rob Ainsley | |||
2013-14 | Rob Retchless | Punit Sthankiya | Dave Ellis | Rob Ainsley | Ingersoll Clash | ||
2014-15 | Rob Retchless | Punit Sthankiya | Dave Ellis | Rob Ainsley | |||
2015–16 | Rob Retchless | Connor Duhaime | Dave Ellis | Punit Sthankiya | Rob Ainsley | ||
2016–17 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Scott Clinton | Justin Sim | |||
2017–18 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Terry Arnold | Scott Clinton | 2018 Ontario Tankard (9th) | ||
2018–19 | Rob Retchless | Alex Champ | Terry Arnold | Scott Clinton | 2019 Ontario Tankard (8th) | ||
England | |||||||
2019–20 | Rob Retchless | Greg Dunn | Jonathan Havercroft | James Burman | Ian Gasson | Andy Broder | English Men's Curling Championship |
2022–23 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Jonathan Havercroft | Harry Pinnell | David Ramsay | EngMCC 2023 | |
2023–24 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Scott Gibson | Jonathan Havercroft | Felix Price | David Ramsay | ECC B 2023 ,
EngMCC 2024 |
2024–25 | Rob Retchless | Jotham Sugden | Scott Gibson | Jonathan Havercroft | Colin Mouat | David Ramsay | ECC 2024 (10th) |
Mixed doubles
Rob Retchless and his wife, Ashley Waye, have been mixed doubles partners since 2012, winning Ontario Provincial Silver in 2013.
Junior Men's
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1998-99 | Rob Retchless | Daniel Camber | Josh Bronson | Ray Mathers | Louise Retchless | Quebec Winter Games (9th) | |
1999-00 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
2000-01 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
2001-02 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Silver) | |
2002-03 | Rob Retchless | Josh Bronson | Daniel Camber | Jamie Retchless | Andrew Retchless | ||
2003-04 | Rob Retchless | Jamie Retchless | Daniel Camber | Josh Bronson | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Silver) | |
2004-05 | Rob Retchless | Jamie Retchless | Daniel Camber | David Leroux | Andrew Retchless | Quebec Junior Men's Provincials (Bronze) |
References
- Men’s Championship – English Curling Association
- "Young and Retchless". Kingston Whig-Standard. January 28, 2008. p. 15. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- ^ "Meet the Team – National Men's Team". English Curling Association. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- "Four men's teams challenging for the 2020 English title". English Curling. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- "Rob Retchless: Teams - CurlingZone". www.curlingzone.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- "Young Border curlers ninth at Jeux du Quebec". Stanstead Journal. March 17, 1999.
- "Estrie Junior Men, Women 2nd in provincials". Stanstead Journal. January 10, 2002.
External links
- Rob Retchless at World Curling
- Rob Retchless at CurlingZone
- Rob Retchless on LinkedIn
- "Meet the Team – National Men's Team". English Curling Association. November 17, 2023.
- Video: 2014 Travelers Tankard Curling - Challenge Round: Rob Retchless vs Ian MacAulay on YouTube
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