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2008 United States Rugby Union Tour Of Japan
The 2008 United States rugby union tour of Japan was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Japan by United States national rugby union team. Results ---- ---- {{United States rugby union tours United States tour United States national rugby union team tours tour Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ... Rugby union tours of Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States National Rugby Union Team
The United States men's national rugby union team represents the United States in men's international rugby union. Nicknamed the Eagles, it is controlled by USA Rugby, the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in the United States. USA Rugby is a member of Rugby Americas North, one of six regional governing bodies under World Rugby. Until rugby returned to Olympic competition, with sevens at the 2016 Rio Games, the United States was the reigning Olympic rugby champion, having defeated the one other competitor in 1920 and the two other competitors at the 1924 Summer Olympics. , the men's Eagles are ranked 19th in the world by the World Rugby Rankings. Their previous highest ranking was 12th, achieved ahead of the 2019 World Cup. The team's lowest ranking was 20th, first following a winless campaign in the 2008 Churchill Cup and second for a single week in 2022 during the 2023 World Cup qualifying tournament. The highest profile tournament in which the men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hercus
Mike Hercus (born June 5, 1979) is a retired rugby union player who played at fly-half for the United States national team and several top level professional clubs around the globe. Hercus is the USA Eagles' all-time leading scorer with 465 points, and is the leading scorer for the U.S. in Rugby World Cups with 77 points. At the time of his final match, Hercus was the Eagles' all-time most capped back. Early life and career Hercus was born in Falls Church, Virginia, but his parents returned to their native Australia where he was brought up and educated at Shore School North Sydney. He started in their first XV for two years and was captained by Phil Waugh when they were in year 12. He played for the Australian schoolboys rugby union team and later progressed to the Australian under 21 side. Personal life Hercus is married to TV presenter Natalie Michaels. Rugby career 2003 – 2007 The American national team, the USA Eagles, gave him a route into international rugby union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensuke Hatakeyama
(born 2 August 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Hatakeyama has played 78 matches for the Japan national rugby union team. Professional rugby career Hatakeyama was a member of the Japan team at the 2011 Rugby World Cup; he played four matches and scored one try. He was also a member of the Japan team that competed in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, including the historic victory over the South Africa Springboks in Brighton. In July 2017, Hatakeyama was appointed a Representative Director of the Japanese Rugby Football Association. In 2020, Hatakeyama joined the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby Major League Rugby (MLR or USMLR) is a professional rugby union competition and the top-level championship for clubs in North America. In the 2022 season it was contested by thirteen teams: twelve from the United States and one from Canada. Off ..., debuting for the Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayden Smith
Hayden Smith (born 10 April 1985) is an Australian retired professional rugby union player who played for Saracens FC and the United States national rugby union team. Smith also spent two years playing professional American football as a tight end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. Early life Smith grew up in the town of Bullaburra in the Blue Mountains outside Sydney. He graduated from Blue Mountains Grammar School in 2002. As a teenager, he trained with the Sydney Kings NBL basketball team. Smith won a scholarship to play and study in the United States. He went on to study Finance at the New York Institute of Technology. He transferred to the Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado where he played power forward on the basketball team. Smith intended to return to Australia and play professionally for the Kings, but the team went bankrupt. As Smith completed his degree at Metro State, and basketball season had ended, he began playing rugby u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Thompson (rugby Union)
is a retired Japanese rugby union player. He played as a lock and occasional flanker. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Thompson started his career with Canterbury in New Zealand, but after his route to the team was blocked by the return of Brad Thorn and the presence of Chris Jack, he signed for the Sanyo Wild Knights in 2004. He has since moved to play for the Kintetsu Liners where he played until his retirement. International In 2007 he qualified through residency to play for and made his debut in April against . He then became a regular member of the side for all of John Kirwan's reign as Japan coach between 2007 and 2011 representing them at two World Cups. In the 2007 tournament he notably scored 2 tries as Japan pushed close. After the 2011 Rugby World Cup, he was left out of the Japan squad for the 2012 Asian 5 Nations by new Japan coach Eddie Jones who had decided to have fewer foreigners in the team than his predecessor Kirwan. He was recalled briefly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
