Zachary "Zack" Test (born October 13, 1989) is a retired American

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player who played for the

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. With 143 career tries in the

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, Test led all U.S. players in tries scored until

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broke his record in early 2018. He is the current head coach of the

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(MLR).

Early life and youth rugby

Test was born in

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, and lived in

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. He is Jewish and went to Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School in

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. He attended Woodside High School, graduating in 2007. Test began playing rugby in his freshman year of high school. Test began his collegiate career playing American football in 2007 at the

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as a wide receiver under

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, where he was a preferred walk-on but did not see playing time and red-shirted. Test also played rugby for the

helping them qualify for the regional playoffs. After his freshman year, Test transferred to

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. Test also represented his country with the national under-20 rugby union team.

U.S. national rugby sevens team

Test made his sevens senior debut during the

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and represented the United States at the

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and

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Sevens that year. Test quickly became a regular for the U.S. team, playing for the US in every tournament in the

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during the 2009–10 season.Universal Sports, Zack Test bio, http://www.universalsports.com/rugby/athletes/athlete=267557504/bio/index.html Test also played for the U.S. in every tournament in the

during the 2010–11 season. T. Test led the U.S. team during the

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with 24 tries and 120 points, scoring 6 tries at the

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. Test also played for the US at the

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, helping the U.S. team to win the bronze medal. Test's performance throughout 2011 for the US national team earned him the Rugby Mag 2011 Men's 7s Player of the Year award. Test quickly emerged as one of the best players on the U.S. team. During the 2011-12 IRB Sevens World Series, Test broke

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's U.S. national sevens career record of 47 tries. Test was also one of the best on the IRB circuit in catching kicks from restarts, using his 6'3" height, his jumping ability and his excellent hands to haul in the high ball. Test had a reputation as one of the best players in the game at catching restarts.

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, head coach of the South Africa rugby team, has stated that when it comes to catching kicks, Test is "one of the best players in the business." Test finished the 2011–12 World Series leading the United States with 21 tries.

USA Eagles

Test debuted for the Eagles 15's side in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup against Samoa. Test picked up a head injury at the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship, requiring him to leave the match and obtain medical treatment. After sitting out of rugby for several months without playing, Test announced his retirement from the game in early 2018.

Other international

Test, who is Jewish, played for the United States Maccabiah rugby union team at the

2009 Maccabi Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

, and was instrumental in helping the squad win the bronze medal beating the

Israel national rugby union team The Israel national rugby union team ( he, נבחרת ישראל בראגבי) is governed by Rugby Israel, which oversees all rugby union in Israel. As of 24 January 2022, Israel is ranked 60th in the IRB World Rankings. Their home ground is ...

Herzliya Municipal Stadium The Herzliya Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tel Aviv District city of Herzliya, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Maccabi Herzliya and Hapoel Herzliya Hapoel Herzliya ( he, ה� ...

References

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