Nathan Amos

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Nathan Amos
נתן עמוס
Birth nameNathan Amos
נתן עמוס
Date of birth (1979-08-11) 11 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Salisbury Rhodesia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight246 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997–2002 Upper Galilee RC ()
2002–2011 [1] Rainey Old Boys ()
2006 Edmonton Irish Canadian [2] 4 (10)
2011–2013 TV Pforzheim [3] ()
2013– ASA Tel Aviv RC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000– Israel 60
Medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Maccabiah Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Israel Team competition

Nathan Amos (Hebrew : נתן עמוס; born August 11, 1979) is an international rugby union player for Israel. [4] Amos is one of the only Israeli rugby players that played his trade abroad and is the most capped player in Israel . [5]

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Playing career

Northern Ireland

Amos played for Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club in Northern Ireland from 2002 to 2011. [6]

Germany

He moved to play in the Rugby-Bundesliga for TV Pforzheim in the start of the 2011–12 season where Pforzheim finished as runners up.[ citation needed ]

In January 2013 he returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club with them he won the Israeli championship in 2015 and 2016. [7] [8]

International

In 2005, Amos scored the winning try for Israel against the United Kingdom at the Maccabiah Games to secure the bronze medal. [9] Amos was a critical part of Israel's promotion from the European Division 3C to 3B in 2009. [10]

Personal life

Nathan's younger brother, Danny, is a professional football player in Israel.

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