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| Birth name | Phillip Thiel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 29, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip Thiel (born October 29, 1984) is a former American rugby union player who currently coaches Atlanta Old White rugby football Club and played for Life University Men's Senior Rugby Club in the American Rugby Premiership as a hooker and prop.
After taking nearly 18 months off, Thiel returned to play for Life University for the 2013 Division 1 and Elite Cup Series [1] and was selected to represent Life University rugby at the Rugby Showdown against the Golden Lions as a member of the North American All-Stars before the event was canceled. [2] In August 2014 Thiel signed a short-term deal with Saracens. [3]
His debut with the Eagles was in November 2009 against Uruguay. He was selected to play with the USA Eagles for the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Thiel co-captained the USA Eagles Select team at the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship [4] where the Eagles finished second. [5]
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