Date of birth | April 27, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Sacramento, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Kirk Khasigian (born April 27, 1977 in Sacramento, California) is an American former rugby union player. He attended Jesuit High School, which has featured a number of rugby players who went on to play for the USA. [1] [2] He was a collegiate all-American in 1996, 1997, and 1998 when he played college rugby with UC Berkeley. [3] He played hooker for the United States national team from 1998 to 2003, earning 37 caps with 28 starts. [4] He played in seven matches for the US in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups, scoring one try. After retiring, he worked as a real estate manager. [5]
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