Chad London
Birth name | Chad London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | September 27, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Chad London (born September 27, 1988) is a professional rugby union player who plays center for the Dallas Jackals in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He previously the Colorado Raptors and Denver Stampede in PRO Rugby.[1] He also played for the United States national rugby union team.
Rugby career[]
London went to school at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa, where he was an All-American. He then moved to Denver, Colorado where he began playing for the Glendale Raptors of the .
London was named the 2014 club player of the year by Rugby Today magazine after leading PRP scorers with 12 tries.[2] London signed a contract to play professionally with the Denver Stampede in the short-lived PRO Rugby in early 2016.[3]
International[]
London debuted with the U.S. national team in a 2014 match against Scotland in Houston, Texas.[4] London was one of the best players for the U.S. during the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Dallas Jackals Signs Chad London". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "2014 Rugby Today Awards - Club POY", Rugby Today, Pat Clifton, January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Initial PRO Rugby Rosters Announced", This Is American Rugby, March 15, 2016.
- ^ Chad London, USA Rugby. Accessed June 5, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ARC Dream Team", Americas Rugby News, March 17, 2016.
- American rugby union players
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Denver Stampede players
- Colorado Raptors players
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- American rugby union biography stubs