Nic Johnson

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Nic Johnson
Rugby union career

Full name	Nicholas Johnson
Date of birth	(1983-04-15) April 15, 1983
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	113 kg (249 lb; 17.8 st)
Playing career
Position	Flanker/No.8
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
2012-	Glendale Raptors
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Denver Barbarians
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009-	United States	18	0

Nicholas Johnson (born 15 April 1983) is an American rugby union player. Johnson plays flanker and Number 8 for the USA Eagles XV. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe, and represented the US at the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where he started three matches.

He started playing rugby around 20 years old. He began playing with the USA Sevens in 2007. His debut for his country was against Ireland at Santa Clara on 31 May 2009.

On the club level, Johnson has played with ORSU Jesters, where he was named young player of the year in 04-05, and is currently with the Glendale Raptors.

Johnson's uncle, Fred Paoli, also played for the USA Eagles from the mid-80s to early 90s.

External links

References

v t e United States squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Basauri Biller Clever (c) Danahy Fry Gagiano Johnson LaValla MacDonald McClenahan Moeakiola Pittman Smith Stanfill Thiel van der Giessen

Backs	Emerick Enosa Hawley Malifa Ngwenya Paterson Petri (vc) Scully Sifa A. Suniula R. Suniula Swiryn Usasz Wyles

Coach	O'Sullivan

Persondata
Name	Johnson, Nic
Alternative names
Short description	American rugby union player
Date of birth	15 April 1983
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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