Nathan Amos
Birth name | Nathan Amos נתן עמוס | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | August 11, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Salisbury Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Amos (Hebrew: נתן עמוס; born August 11, 1979) is an international rugby union player for Israel.[4] Amos is one of the only Israeli rugby players that played his trade abroad and is the most capped player in Israel .[5]
Playing career[]
Northern Ireland[]
Amos played for Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club in Northern Ireland from 2002 to 2011.[6]
Germany[]
He moved to play in the Rugby-Bundesliga for TV Pforzheim in the start of the 2011–12 season where Pforzheim finished as runners up.
In January 2013 he returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club with them he won the Israeli championship in 2015 and 2016.[7][8]
International[]
In 2005, Amos scored the winning try for Israel against the United Kingdom at the Maccabiah Games to secure the bronze medal.[9] Amos was a critical part of Israel's promotion from the European Division 3C to 3B in 2009.[10]
Personal life[]
Nathan's younger brother, Danny, is a professional football player in Israel.
References[]
- ^ "Rugby Canada National Invitational Club Championships - Powered By esportsdesk.com". admin.esportsdesk.com.
- ^ "TotalRugby - Spielerinformationen - Nathan Amos". www.totalrugby.de.
- ^ "INTOUCH RUGBY | AXIOS | Ulster Rugby Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle".
- ^ "עמוס בכוונות טובות". www.galilole.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "זו הנבחרת המצליחה ביותר בישראל". NRG מעריב. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ "Rainey see off Youghal to lift Cup". Irish Independent. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "אס"א תל אביב זכתה באליפות הארץ ברוגבי" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- ^ http://www.telavivrugby.com/team-announcements
- ^ Bousso, Ron (21 July 2005). "South Africa dominates U.S. to retain rugby title". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Ben-Tal, Daniel (30 April 2009). "Rugby is 'on a roll'". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- South African emigrants to Israel
- Israeli Jews
- Israeli rugby union players
- Jewish rugby union players
- South African Jews
- South African rugby union players
- Maccabiah Games medalists in rugby union
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Israeli expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Northern Ireland
- Expatriate rugby union players in Germany
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Northern Ireland
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Israeli people of Zimbabwean descent