Brian Surgener (born April 6, 1978) is an American former international rugby union player.
| Date of birth | April 6, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Anaheim, CA, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Anaheim, Surgener attended Diamond Bar High School and came to rugby from college football, having been a tight end with the California Golden Bears between 1997 and 2000.[1]
Surgener captained the Back Bay Rugby Club and was capped 12 times for the United States national team from 2001 to 2005, as a lock and occasional flanker.[2] He made his debut against the Springboks in Houston.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Surging Surgener". The San Francisco Examiner. October 12, 1997.
- ^ "Sharks swarm together". Daily Pilot. June 9, 2005.
- ^ "US name squad for SA clash". Independent Online. November 8, 2001.
External links
edit- Brian Surgener at ESPNscrum