 Holder in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 19, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 260 lb (18 st 8 lb; 120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Holder (born March 19, 1991) is an American rugby player who played for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the United States national rugby union team 15s and sevens side as a fly half.
Holder won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy and serves as first lieutenant with the United States Army. He took up rugby in the third grade inspired by his father. [2] [3]
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