Marcos Flegmann
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| Born | 12 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 December 2020 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 26 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marcos Flegmann was a Mexican born American rugby union and rugby league player who had 14 official caps (appearances) with the Mexico Serpientes. Marcos held the Mexican record for the most official test matches in a row with 14, he had not missed any games with Mexico since his first cap. He was also the captain of the USARL 2015 National Champions the Boston Thirteens.[1] He was noted for once eating a whole wheel of chocolate covered Gruyere cheese during halftime of international play. His entrance music during Boston games was "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly.[2]
Flegmann also plays rugby union with the 2016 USA Rugby National Champions Mystic River Rugby Club in the American Rugby Premiership.
Death[]
Sadly, it was reported on 22 Dec 2020 that Marcos had died after battling bone cancer[3]
Teams[]
Rugby union
- Babson College (2008-2012)
- Boston Rugby Football Club (2012-2016)
- Black Thunder Rugby (2010–Present)
- Randwick DRUFC (2011)[4]
- Mexico U-19 (2008-2009)
- Mexico national rugby union team (2013–Present)
- Mystic River Rugby Club (2016–present)
Rugby league
- Boston Thirteens (2012–present)
- United States national rugby league team (vs Leeds Rhinos)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Marcos Is Made For It". 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
- ^ "Boston Rugby - Flegmann".
- ^ "Obituary - Marcos Flegmann". www.dignitymemorial.com. 22 Dec 2020. Retrieved 26 Feb 2021.
- ^ http://www.randwickrugby.com.au/images/stories/files/21%20may%20team%20lists%20randwick%20vs%20southern%20districts.pdf Team lists Randwick RUFC
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos crush USA Hawks match report". Rugby league Planet. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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- 1990 births
- 2020 deaths
- American rugby league players
- American rugby union players
- Boston 13s captains
- Boston 13s players
- Boston RFC players
- Mexican emigrants to the United States
- Mexican rugby league players
- Mexico international rugby union players
- Mystic River Rugby players
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- Rugby league second-rows
- United States national rugby league team players
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