Date of birth | May 7, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Arlington, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | East High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | UC Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Golla (born May 7, 1999) is an American international rugby union player.
A forward, Golla was born in Arlington, Texas and grew up in Denver, where he attended East High School, where he won two Colorado state championships, including as a captain his senior year. He played varsity rugby at UC Berkeley. [1]
Golla was signed by the Dallas Jackals in 2022 as the No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Rugby college draft. [2]
In 2023, Golla was named Major League Rugby "Rookie of the Year" and made his international debut for the United States in a Test against Romania in Bucharest, which they won by 14 points. [3]
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