Nick Civetta (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional rugby player currently playing for

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(RUNY) of Major League Rugby. He also plays internationally for the United States rugby team. He plays as a second row. He previously played for RC Vannes in the Rugby Pro D2.

University rugby

Civetta was born in

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. Civetta's rugby career began at 18 when he began playing for the University of

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. He was named an All-American his junior and senior year. Civetta graduated with a B.S in

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from the

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, and a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the

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. Civetta finished a M.S. at the

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in 2022. He played in the 2022

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, earning a winning blue.

Club career

Civetta moved to Berkeley, CA and played for

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in the Rugby Super League in 2012. In 2013, he played with

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in the newly formed US Elite Cup. In the summer of 2013, Civetta signed a contract with Rome-based

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playing in the National Championship of Excellence competition. After the 2013–2014 season, Civetta signed with

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based

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.Civetta Signs with Italian Club
Civetta Signs with Viadana
On 6 May 2016, Civetta signed for England top-flight club

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in the Aviva Premiership from the 2016-17 season. Civetta made his debut for Newcastle playing 58 minutes in a loss to Ospreys in the

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. After spending the next season on loan with the

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, that he permanently joined for the 2018-19 season. After the world cup, Civetta joined RC Vannes on a medical joker contract. He played 15 matches before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Civetta signed with Rugby United New York for the

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. In April 2022 he scored a try for Oxford University in their 21–17 victory over Cambridge in the 140th

while appearing alongside fellow American internationals,

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and

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International career

In 2012, Civetta was selected to the

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that played in the 2012

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.2012 ARC Team Named
. He appeared in all three games against Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay, starting two of them. In November 2016, Civetta made his senior USA debut against New Zealand Maori and his test debut against Romania. His second cap came the following week in a 20-17 loss against

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. Civetta was selected for the USA

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squad. He was named a starter in three pool matches against England, France, and Tonga.

References

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