Nick Civetta
| Date of birth | November 5, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Scarsdale, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University |
University of Notre Dame University of California, Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Civetta (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional rugby player currently playing for the Newcastle Falcons. He has three caps for the USA Selects, and has played for the full United States national rugby union team. Civetta plays as a second row and can also play in the back row.
College rugby
Civetta was born in White Plains, New York. Civetta's rugby career began at 18 when he began playing for the University of Notre Dame Rugby Football Club. He started every match for their senior team from 2007 to 2011. He was named an All-American his junior and senior year. Civetta graduated with a B.S in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Club rugby
Civetta moved to Berkeley, CA and played for San Francisco Golden Gate RFC in the Rugby Super League in 2012. In 2013, he played with New York Athletic Club in the newly formed US Elite Cup.
In the summer of 2013, Civetta signed a contract with Rome-based S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927 playing in the National Championship of Excellence competition. After the 2013–2014 season, Civetta signed with Parma based Rugby Viadana.[1][2]
Civetta made his debut for Newcastle playing 58 minutes in a loss to Ospreys in the Challenge Cup.[3]
International rugby
In 2012, Civetta was selected to the USA Selects that played in the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship.[4] He appeared in all three games against Argentina, Canada, and Uruguay, starting two of them.
In November 2016, Civetta made his senior U. S. debut against the New Zealand Maori and his test debut against Romania. His second cap came the following week in a 20 to 17 loss against Tonga.
References
- ↑ Civetta Signs with Italian Club,
- ↑ Civetta Signs with Viadana,
- ↑ "Eagles Abroad: Weekend Review". TIAR. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ↑ 2012 ARC Team Named,.