Full name | Nathan Sylvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Diego, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Mt. Carmel High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | California Polytechnic State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Sylvia (born 17 March 1994) is an American rugby union player who plays at prop for San Diego Legion in the MLR. [1] [2]
Sylvia found rugby late in life. After playing American football growing up and attempting to play on at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo as a defensive lineman, he decided to take up rugby. [3] He was among several Division 1-A rugby players to train with the ACT Brumbies in Canberra, Australia in 2016. While there, he played with Randwick Under-20s. [4] [5]
He spent a season at San Francisco Golden Gate RFC in the Pacific Rugby Premiership, before being selected for the San Diego squad for the inaugural MLR season. Sylvia became the 19th player in Major League Rugby to reach 50 appearances. [6]
He was named in the USA Falcons squad for the tour to South Africa. [7] He made his debut for the USA national side in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Repechage. [8]
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