Mark Anthony McDermott is an Irish rugby union player and coach.
[2] He played as hooker for Leinster (4 apps in Heineken Cup) and Munster (12 apps in Heineken Cup);[3] and, at the Irish senior level, for Lansdowne FC and Shannon RFC.
[citation needed] From August 2016 to February 2018, McDermott was forwards coach in the Russia national team.
In February 2018, after Aleksandr Pervukhin resigned, he was appointed the acting head coach of Russia.
[13] Subsequently replaced as coach by Lyn Jones, McDermott continued to hold a number of roles with the Rugby Union of Russia until 2021.