Mike Hercus
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| Mike Hercus | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | June 6 1979 | ||
| Place of birth |  Falls Church, Virginia |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lbs (82 kg) | ||
| School | Sydney Church of England Grammar School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| 1992-1994 | Belmont Shore |
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| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 2004-2005 |  Sale Sharks |
22 | (125) |
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| 2007-present 2006-2007 2005-2006 |
Belmont Shore Newport Gwent DragonsLlanelli Scarlets |
? 9 ? |
? (11) () |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2002-present | United States |
36 | (387)[1] |
Mike Hercus (born June 6, 1979 in Falls Church, Virginia) is an American rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for the USA Eagles and Belmont Shore.
Hercus was born in Virginia but his parents returned to their native Australia where he was brought up and educated at Shore School North Sydney. He played for the Australian schoolboys rugby union team and later progressed to the Australian under 21 side before the American national team, the USA Eagles, gave him a route into international rugby union.
Hercus made his Rugby World Cup debut in 2003, scoring 51 points for the Eagles. He played at Sale Sharks for two seasons as Charlie Hodgson's understudy before moving to Llanelli Scarlets. There Hercus was able to secure a starting position at fly-half during the season, a position which he maintained in the 2006 Powergen Cup final (which saw the Scarlets lose to London Wasps 26-10). Hercus moved to the Newport Gwent Dragons in the summer of 2006 when it was announced that Welsh international fly-half Stephen Jones was to move to the Scarlets. He captained The Eagles for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay.
He returned to the USA for the start of the 2007 Rugby Super League season where he plays for Belmont Shore and is in the US Falcons NA4 squad.
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