Mike Petri

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Mike Petri
Mike Petri Churchill Cup 2010 vs Russia.jpg
Petri diving through a tackle to score a try for the USA Eagles against Russia during the 2010 Churchill Cup.
Date of birth (1984-08-16) August 16, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
University Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)Rugby union player/coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2002 Xavier High School ()
2002–2006 Penn State Lions ()
2007–2009 NYAC RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Sale 0 (0)
2011 Dragons 3 (0)
2018–2019 RUNY 22 (25)
Correct as of 2 April 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2003 United States U20
2007–2015 United States 57 (33)
2013 Bermuda Select XV
Correct as of 11 October 2015
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2019–Present NYAC RFC

Michael Zachary Petri (born August 16, 1984) is a former American rugby union player who played for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR). His position was scrum-half. He is known as "Peaches" by his teammates. He currently is the head coach for RUNY's academy development program. [1]

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Petri has previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Sale Sharks, and Barbarians FC (2009).

Early life and education

Petri began playing rugby as a freshman at Xavier High School in New York City. [2] Petri's father, also Mike, played rugby as a youth at St. Francis Prep and encouraged his participation in the sport. [2]

He then attended Penn State University where he was a four-time College All American. He graduated with a degree in Life Sciences and a minor in Business. He was on the Deans List, the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Pre-Health Honors Society, and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society.[ citation needed ]

Rugby career

Petri captained the USA U19 and College All-American sides and won the 2006 Doug Edwards Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate rugby player. [3]

Petri earned 57 test caps for the United States national rugby union team representing the United States at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. [4] [5] He served as captain of NYAC and led them to national championship titles in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015. [5] He also won a national championship title with Belmont Shore RFC in 2007 while living in Long Beach, CA. [5] Petri signed to play with Rugby United New York in October 2018 and served as their captain for the 2019 MLR season. [3]

Petri during the 2011 World Cup Australia vs USA 2011 RWC (4).jpg
Petri during the 2011 World Cup

Coaching career

Petri was named head coach of New York Athletic Club Rugby for the 2019 Elite Cup season. [6]

In 2021, Petri stepped away from the playing field to become a full-time head coach for Rugby United New York's creation of an academy program to identify and develop local collegiate and talent for the club. [1]

Personal life

Outside of rugby, Petri worked at his family's plumbing business and in construction. He also worked with a UBS wealth management team. [2] He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading [7] but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time.

Petri is an accomplished author, writing the children's alphabet book R is for Rugby, which was published in June 2015. [8]

Honors

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Petri to lead Rugby United New York Academy". April 2, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/ubs-from-plumber-career-lands-brooklynite-slot-on-u-s-national-rugby-team?category=%2Fnews%2Fmostread%2F
  3. 1 2 "Rugby United New York Signs Mike Petri". djcoilrugby. October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mike Petri" . Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 "All-Time American List: Mike Petri". Goff on Rugby. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". dj coil. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot". Bloomberg.com. September 26, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". September 3, 2019.
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