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| Birth name | Phillip Thiel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 29, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip Thiel (born October 29, 1984) is a former American rugby union player who currently coaches Atlanta Old White rugby football Club and played for Life University Men's Senior Rugby Club in the American Rugby Premiership as a hooker and prop.
Club career
[edit]After taking nearly 18 months off, Thiel returned to play for Life University for the 2013 Division 1 and Elite Cup Series[1] and was selected to represent Life University rugby at the Rugby Showdown against the Golden Lions as a member of the North American All-Stars before the event was canceled.[2] In August 2014 Thiel signed a short-term deal with Saracens.[3]
International career
[edit]His debut with the Eagles was in November 2009 against Uruguay. He was selected to play with the USA Eagles for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Thiel co-captained the USA Eagles Select team at the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship[4] where the Eagles finished second.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Clifton, Pat (March 30, 2013). "Life Big Over Boston in Elite Cup Opener". Archived from the original on January 9, 2014.
- ^ Goff, Alex (March 28, 2013). "North American All Stars Named". Archived from the original on February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Thiel joins Saracens on short-term deal". espnscrum.
- ^ "International Rugby Board - USA determined to prove a point in ARC". www.irb.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013.
- ^ "ARC Standings, Scores Updated". Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
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