Brian Surgener
| 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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Brian Surgener (born April 6, 1978) is an American former international rugby union player.
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
[edit]References
[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
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- American rugby union players
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from California
- Rugby union locks
- Diamond Bar High School alumni
- California Golden Bears football players
- American football tight ends
- Players of American football from Anaheim, California
- Footballers who switched code