Pono Haitsuka

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Pono Haitsuka
Birth nameRyne "Pono" Haitsuka
Date of birth (1991-07-18) July 18, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kaneohe, Hawaii
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight79.4 kg (175 lb; 12.50 st)
University Oregon State University
Rugby union career
Position(s) scum half/fly-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2016 Mystic River 20 (25)
2016 San Diego Breakers 9 (5)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2013–2014 United States 8

Ryne "Pono" Haitsuka (born 18 July 1991) is an American professional rugby union player. He has played with such teams as Mystic River in the American Rugby Premiership and the San Diego Breakers in the PRO Rugby competition. He has also represented the United States as a member of the United States national rugby sevens team.

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USA national sevens team

Haitsuka attended Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu where he played American football, wrestling, and track and field. He later studied psychology at Oregon State University where he made the switch to rugby. [1] As a member of OSU's rugby team, Haitsuka became a standout player, earning All-American honors in 2013 and a spot on USA Rugby's developmental side at the Serevi RugbyTown 7s. [2] Haitsuka put his collegiate studies on hold to attended the USA 7s training camp at the Olympic Training Center in San Diego and in November 2013, was named to the national team roster. [1] [3] He made his USA Eagles debut at 2013 Dubai Sevens and scored his first try in the tournament’s Shield Semifinal against France.

Club rugby career

Mystic River Rugby Club

Haitsuka played with Boston-based Mystic River in the American Rugby Premiership. Haitsuka made over 20 appearances with the club between 2014–2016, helping them reach the National Championship Series in 2015, where they would eventually fall to NYAC in the Final Four. [4] He also played with Mystic's sevens side, who finished third in the nation at the 2015 USA Rugby Club 7s (USARC7) Championship Series [5]

San Diego Breakers

In 2016, Haituska signed with the San Diego Breakers in the upstart PRO Rugby competition, making 13 appearances before the league folded in 2017.

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References

  1. 1 2 Luis, Cindy (January 3, 2014). "Road to Success". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Goff, Alex (August 22, 2013). "All-Americans Impress in Serevi Win". This is American Rugby (www.rugbytoday.com). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Wise, Chad (November 22, 2013). "Emirates Dubai Rugby Sevens roster announced for Men's Eagles Sevens". USA Rugby . Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Curtis, Chad (June 1, 2015). "Austin, NYAC To Play For DI National Championship". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Team finishes third in national championship". wickedlocal.com (Malden). August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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