Birth name | William Drew Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | May 29, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tustin, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Drew Johnson (born May 29, 1984) is an American rugby union player who plays for Rosslyn Park and the United States.
Johnson was selected to tour with the USA Eagles for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. Johnson's first cap for the USA was on his 25th birthday in 2009 against Ireland and now-teammate Bob Casey. He received notoriety in British press for his second cap against Wales; he collided with and concussed Welsh captain, Ryan Jones, on the opening kickoff ending the latter's Lion's tour.[ citation needed ]
A December 2009 New York Times article details Will Johnson's late and interesting introduction to rugby. [1] He played his first-ever match in January 2007 for San Francisco's Olympic Club; he had picked up rugby on a 'lark' following NFL camps with the Cincinnati Bengals and New England Patriots. Will was an All-American offensive lineman at Harvard University [2]
In 2008 he matriculated at Pembroke College to play for Oxford University RFC. He was contracted by London Irish for the 2010–2011 season and Rosslyn Park 2011-2012.
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