Blaine Scully

Blaine Scully

Scully in 2009
Date of birth	(1988-02-29) February 29, 1988
Place of birth	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
University	University of California, Berkeley
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback/Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2013–2015 2015–	Leicester Tigers Cardiff Blues	34	(30)
correct as of March 15, 2015.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2011–	United States	21	(35)
correct as of January 6, 2015.
Sevens national teams
Years	Club / team		Comps
2011–2013	United States

Blaine Scully (born February 29, 1988) is an American rugby union player who plays as a fullback or wing for Leicester Tigers and for the U.S. national team.

Youth and college career

Scully was born in Sacramento, California. He attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, where he lettered in basketball, swimming, and water polo, and earned All-American honors in water polo and swimming.^[1]

Scully took up rugby in college, where he played for UCLA for two years, before transferring to play rugby with University of California, Berkeley (Cal) for the following three years. Scully was a standout player in college, his accolades include: four time All-American, captain of the 2011 USA Rugby Collegiate All-Americans Touring Squad, and two national titles with Cal.^[2]

Scully also played for the Cal rugby sevens team at the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC). Scully led Cal to a second-place finish at the 2010 CRC tournament. Scully captained Cal at the 2011 CRC, earning a place on the All-Tournament team.

Scully graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in history.

Leicester Tigers

In summer 2013, Scully joined the Leicester team that played in the 2013 JP Morgan 7s, and was praised highly by many observers for his hard work and defense. Due to his strong play, in the autumn of 2013 Scully received a four-month contract with the Leicester Tigers through the end of 2013.^[3][4] Scully received his work visa in September 2013,^[5] and a few days later, on September 21, 2013, Scully made his debut for Leicester, where he started and played all 80 minutes at fullback, scoring a try in the process.^[6] Scully made his debut in the Heineken Cup on October 18, 2013, starting on the wing against Benetton Treviso, and scoring a try.^[7] On January 4, 2014, Scully signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers until the end of the season.^[8] Due to his tireless work rate Scully quickly became a fan favourite and won the Leicester Tigers Player of the Month award for February 2014.^[9] In April 2014 Scully signed an extension to remain with Leicester for the 2014–15 season.^[10]

Cardiff Blues

On March 24, 2015, it was announced Scully had signed for Welsh region Cardiff Blues on a long-term deal after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.^[11]

International career

Scully debuted for the United States national rugby union team in June 2011, and scored his first try for the US national team in August 2011 against Canada. Scully was part of the United States squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.^[12] Scully played in all four pool games for the United States, including two starts at fullback.

Scully also plays for the United States national rugby union team (sevens). He has appeared for the national sevens team several times since 2009. Scully also represented the US playing rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games, helping the team earn a bronze medal.

On June 14, 2014 Scully recorded his first hat trick for his country in a 29-37 loss in the Pacific Nations Cup to Japan. He followed that performance up with a brace of tries the next week in a winning effort against Canada.^[13]

See also

• California Golden Bears
• Collegiate Rugby Championship

References

External links

• ESPN Profile
• 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile