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American rugby union player (b. 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brendan Thomas Daly (born December 20, 1990) is an American rugby union player who played as a lock for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents America on the United States men's national team, and the USA Selects.
Full name | Brendan Thomas Daly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | December 20, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | San Francisco, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 240 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Ignatius College Preparatory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daly previously played for the San Francisco Rush in the short-lived PRO Rugby.
Brendan Daly was born on December 20, 1990.[1] Daly attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory (SI).[2] While attending SI, Daly first played for the San Francisco Golden Gate RFC.[3] Daly would later attend the University of California, where he played for the school's rugby teams.[2] While at the University of California, in 2012, Daly received consideration to be named to the USA Men's Collegiate All-Americans (MCAAs) touring team, but was unavailable for the tour.[4] In 2013, Daly received an Honorable Mention selection for the MCAAs.[5] Daly graduated from the University of California's Haas School of Business in 2013.[6] Afterward, Daly returned to play for San Francisco Golden Gate,[3] was named National Club Player of the Year in 2016,[2][6] and serves as the team's captain.[3]
Prior to the start of its inaugural 2016 season, it was announced that Daly would join the roster for the San Francisco Rush of PRO Rugby.[7] Daly made his debut with the Rush on May 20, 2016, starting at lock, in the Rush's 41–37 defeat to Denver.[8] The Rush were folded in December 2016,[9] and the rest of the PRO Rugby competition folded soon thereafter.[10]
In September 2017, it was announced that Daly had been selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge.[11] Daly made his debut with the USA Selects on October 7, 2017, starting at lock in the Selects' 48–26 defeat to Samoa.[12]
In September 2018, it was announced that Daly would return to the USA Selects roster for the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge.[13]
Daly made his debut with the USA Eagles on February 17, 2018, appearing as a substitute in the Eagles' 45–13 victory over Chile in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC).[14] Daly made his first start with the Eagles on March 3, 2018, playing at lock, in the Eagles' 61–19 victory over Uruguay in the ARC.[15]
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