Matt Jensen (rugby union)
| Full name | Matthew Jensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 21, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scranton, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 249 lb (113 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pocono Mountain East High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Brigham Young University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Jensen (born April 21, 1992) is an American rugby union player who plays at lock for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team.
Club career
[edit]Jensen signed with Major League Rugby's Utah Warriors in for their inaugural 2018 season.[2]
International career
[edit]USA Eagles
[edit]Jensen was first named to the roster for the USA Eagles ahead of the 2016 end-of-year tests.[3] Jensen made his debut for the Eagles on November 4, 2016, appearing as a substitute, in an uncapped match against the Māori All Blacks.[3][4] Jensen earned his first cap for the Eagles on February 4, 2017, starting at lock, in the Eagles' 29–23 victory over Uruguay in the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC).[5] Jensen scored his first try for the Eagles on February 25, 2017, appearing as a substitute, in a 57–9 victory against Chile in the ARC.[6] As of April 2019[update], Jensen has made seven total appearances for the club and has scored two total tries.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Matt Jensen". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Utah Warriors Adds Matt Jensen". DJCoilRugby. December 8, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Matthew Jensen". USA Rugby. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (November 4, 2016). "Akira Ioane leads Maori All Blacks' rout of callow US Eagles in Chicago". The Guardian. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - San Antonio, 4 February 2017, 15:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - Santiago, 25 February 2017, 15:40 local, 18:40 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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