Nasser Hussain (born 9 March 1980) is the former Indian rugby union player and the former captain of the
Indian National Rugby Union Team. He plays for the
Bombay Gymkhana Club in
Mumbai,
India, and has also played abroad for
Tynedale R.F.C.
Tynedale RFC is a rugby union team based in Corbridge, Northumberland in North East England. The club was relegated from National League 1 in 2015, the third tier of the English rugby union system and have played in National League 2 North s ...
&
Northumbria University
, mottoeng = A lifetime of learning
, established = 1877 - Rutherford College of Technology1969 - Newcastle Polytechnic1992 - gained university status
, type = Public
, budget = Â ...
in
Newcastle upon Tyne,
England. His international debut was on 26 October 1998 in
Singapore against the host country. He is nicknamed as El-Nino. As of 2008, he has 26 test caps and has scored 16 tries for his country.
References
1980 births
Alumni of Northumbria University
Indian rugby union players
Living people
Rugby players from Maharashtra
Tynedale R.F.C. players
Indian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Indian expatriate sportspeople in England
Rugby union players at the 2006 Asian Games
Rugby union players at the 2010 Asian Games
Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of India
Asian Games competitors for India
Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
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