Dan Power (born 6 January 1983) is an Australian-born

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former

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player for the

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and current Rugby commentator.

Playing career

Power was born in Brisbane, Australia. He attended Iona College, Brisbane, graduating in 1999. He was a member of AS Carcassonne in the French Elite 1 League before joining the

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s (NYAC) Rugby team that plays in the American Rugby Super League (RSL). He finished the 2009 season as the second highest points scorer in the competition and a unanimous choice as the league's best fullback. He debuted for the USA Eagles in 2009 against Argentina, and was in the player pool for the USA Eagles men's rugby team for the 2011 World Cup in

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. Power retired from rugby to attempt to pursue a career in the NFL as punter.

Broadcasting career

Since 2012 he has been featured heavily as an on-air talent for both domestic and international rugby and has worked with

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, One World Sports, as well as a regular on

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. In 2016 Power was signed on as the voice of

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and handled play by play duties for all television games, he was joined by a host of former USA Eagles including

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and

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. The broadcasts were acclaimed domestically and internationally for their quality and professionalism and ushered in a new era for Rugby on television in America. In 2018 with the launch of

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Power joined a group of commentators to call games on

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and the

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Networks. Power was quickly promoted to the first choice caller for CBS Sports and called the majority of games for

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including the Semi Finals and Championship game, making him the first commentator to call a professional rugby championship in America

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Power, Dan 1983 births Living people Rugby union players from Brisbane American rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks