Nasser Hussain (rugby)

For the English cricket player, see Nasser Hussain.
Nasser Hussain
Date of birth 9 March 1980 (1980-03-09) (age 31)
Place of birth Maharashtra, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position .
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Bombay Gymkhana
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
 India

Nasser Hussain (born 9 March 1980) is the current captain of the Indian National Rugby Union Team.[1][2] He plays for the Bombay Gymkhana Club in Mumbai, India, and has also played abroad for Tynedale RFC & Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His international debut was on 26 October 1998 in Singapore against the host country. He is nicknamed as El-Nino. As of 2008 he has 24 test caps and has scored 14 tries for his country.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Indian rugby team". The Hindu. 3 June 2009. http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/03/stories/2009060354261800.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (2 December 2009). "International exposure would help us to improve before CWG: Rugby India". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/events-tournaments/commonwealth-games/International-exposure-would-help-us-to-improve-before-CWG-Rugby-India/articleshow/5291887.cms. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  3. ^ "Rugby India Profile". http://www.rugbyindia.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155:nassier-hussain&catid=95:commonwealth-games-squad&Itemid=116. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
  4. ^ "India to take on Guam". The Hindu. 23 June 2007. http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/23/stories/2007062355122000.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010.