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Blane Warhurst (born September 28, 1961) is an American former international rugby union player.
Warhurst was a running back on the UC Berkeley football team of the early 1970s, in addition to playing varsity rugby. He captained Berkeley rugby side Old Blues and got his first United States call up in 1983, for which he played as a flanker. In 1987, Warhurst made the national squad for the Rugby World Cup, where he featured in the pool match against Japan. [1]
From 1999 to 2015, Warhurst coached rugby at Hayward High School. [2]
Warhurst was a 2022 inductee into the US Rugby Hall of Fame. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Bower, Michael (May 11, 2006). "Interest in high school rugby slowly building". East Bay Times.
- ^ Aldana, Natalia (April 14, 2011). "Griffins Help Rugby Make a Comeback in the East Bay". The Pioneer.
- ^ "US Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Revealed". Goff Rugby Report. March 31, 2022.
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| Date of birth | September 28, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
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| University | UC Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||
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Blane Warhurst (born September 28, 1961) is an American former international rugby union player.
Warhurst was a running back on the UC Berkeley football team of the early 1970s, in addition to playing varsity rugby. He captained Berkeley rugby side Old Blues and got his first United States call up in 1983, for which he played as a flanker. In 1987, Warhurst made the national squad for the Rugby World Cup, where he featured in the pool match against Japan. [1]
From 1999 to 2015, Warhurst coached rugby at Hayward High School. [2]
Warhurst was a 2022 inductee into the US Rugby Hall of Fame. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Bower, Michael (May 11, 2006). "Interest in high school rugby slowly building". East Bay Times.
- ^ Aldana, Natalia (April 14, 2011). "Griffins Help Rugby Make a Comeback in the East Bay". The Pioneer.
- ^ "US Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Revealed". Goff Rugby Report. March 31, 2022.