Patrick Latu

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Patrick Latu
Date of birth (1991-05-06) 6 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth San Mateo, California
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight285 lb (129 kg; 20 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 San Francisco Rush 12 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 United States U20 4 (0)

Patrick Latu is an American professional rugby player who plays as a prop and was most recently the captain of the PRO Rugby team San Francisco Rush.

Latu grew up in San Mateo, California, where he played rugby for the San Mateo Warriors and also played American football as a linebacker, offensive tackle, and running back. [1] [2] Latu played American football as a linebacker for the College of San Mateo Northern California Community College championship team. [3] Latu played for the United States national under-20 rugby union team in 2011 as a prop and hooker. [4]

Latu was called into the U.S. national team camp for the November 2013 tests, but did not play. [5] Latu spent time in Canberra, Australia in 2014 playing for the Eastern suburbs club in the ACTRU Premier Division in an effort to boost his chances of making the U.S. national team. [6] [7] Latu has also played for the Metropolis rugby club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and for the San Francisco Golden Gate rugby club.

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References

  1. ↑ "It was love at first scrum", San Mateo Daily Journal, Emanuel Lee, March 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Easts' American help arrives as club aim for redemption in Canberra rugby competition", Sydney Morning Herald, Chris Dutton, June 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Personal Best: Rugby natural gets sport moving", San Francisco Examiner, January 24, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Rhino Rugby Player of the Week: Patrick Latu", Rugby Today, October 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ "U.S.A. Rugby Announces Eagles Fall Tour Squad", This Is American Rugby, October 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Latu Returns From Australia, Metropolis Excelling", This Is American Rugby, October 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Easts' American help arrives as club aim for redemption in Canberra rugby competition", Sydney Morning Herald, Chris Dutton, June 12, 2014.


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