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Mike Petri
	Petri diving through a tackle to score a try for the USA Eagles against Russia during the 2010 Churchill Cup.
Date of birth	August 16, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
University	Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)	Rugby union player/coach
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1998–2002	Xavier High School
2002–2006	Penn State Lions
2007–2009	NYAC RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
2010	Sale
2011	Dragons
2018–2019	RUNY
	Correct as of 2 April 2021
International career
Years	Team
2001–2003	United States U20
2007–2015	United States
2013	Bermuda Select XV
	Correct as of 11 October 2015
Coaching career
Years	Team
2019–Present	NYAC RFC

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Michael Zachary Petri (born August 16, 1984) is a former American rugby union player who played for Rugby United New York (RUNY) of Major League Rugby (MLR). His position was scrum-half. He is known as "Peaches" by his teammates. He currently is the head coach for RUNY's academy development program.^[1]

Petri has previously played for the Newport Gwent Dragons, Sale Sharks, and Barbarians FC (2009).

Early life and education

Petri began playing rugby as a freshman at Xavier High School in New York City.^[2] Petri's father, also Mike, played rugby as a youth at St. Francis Prep and encouraged his participation in the sport.^[2]

He then attended Penn State University where he was a four-time College All American. He graduated with a degree in Life Sciences and a minor in Business. He was on the Deans List, the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Pre-Health Honors Society, and the Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society.^{[citation needed]}

Rugby career

Petri captained the USA U19 and College All-American sides and won the 2006 Doug Edwards Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate rugby player.^[3]

Petri earned 57 test caps for the United States national rugby union team representing the United States at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, and the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.^[4]^[5] He served as captain of NYAC and led them to national championship titles in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015.^[5] He also won a national championship title with Belmont Shore RFC in 2007 while living in Long Beach, CA.^[5] Petri signed to play with Rugby United New York in October 2018 and served as their captain for the 2019 MLR season.^[3]

Coaching career

Petri was named head coach of New York Athletic Club Rugby for the 2019 Elite Cup season.^[6]

In 2021, Petri stepped away from the playing field to become a full-time head coach for Rugby United New York's creation of an academy program to identify and develop local collegiate and talent for the club.^[1]

Personal life

Outside of rugby, Petri worked at his family's plumbing business and in construction. He also worked with a UBS wealth management team.^[2] He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading^[7] but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time.

Petri is an accomplished author, writing the children's alphabet book R is for Rugby, which was published in June 2015.^[8]

Petri is the Director of Athletics, Upper School Teacher: Math, Science, Coach: Middle School Soccer, Varsity Soccer, JV Basketball, Varsity Baseball at Bay Ridge Preparatory School, in Brooklyn, New York, since 2018^[9]

Honors

Team

Rugby Super League (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
Division 1 Club Rugby Championship (1): 2015

Individual

Collegiate All-American (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Collegiate All-Star Tournament MVP (1): 2006
Doug Edwards Award (1): 2006
NYAC Male Athlete of the Year (1): 2011
Rugby Super League Finals MVP (1) 2010
Division 1 Club Rugby Championship Finals MVP (1): 2015

References

^ ^a ^b "Mike Petri to lead Rugby United New York Academy". April 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/ubs-from-plumber-career-lands-brooklynite-slot-on-u-s-national-rugby-team?category=%2Fnews%2Fmostread%2F
^ ^a ^b "Rugby United New York Signs Mike Petri". djcoilrugby. October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Mike Petri". Retrieved September 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "All-Time American List: Mike Petri". Goff on Rugby. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
^ "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". dj coil. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^ "UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot". Bloomberg.com. September 26, 2011.
^ "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". September 3, 2019.
^ "Michael Petri - Bay Ridge Prep". https. August 30, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

External links

[americasrugbynews.com-1] "Mike Petri to lead Rugby United New York Academy". April 2, 2021.

[ubs-from-plumber-2] ttp://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-26/ubs-from-plumber-career-lands-brooklynite-slot-on-u-s-national-rugby-team?category=%2Fnews%2Fmostread%2F

[signs_with_RUNY-3] "Rugby United New York Signs Mike Petri". djcoilrugby. October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[4] "Mike Petri". Retrieved September 29, 2015.

[profile_Goff-5] "All-Time American List: Mike Petri". Goff on Rugby. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

[6] "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". dj coil. September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

[Bloomberg-7] "UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot". Bloomberg.com. September 26, 2011.

[8] "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". September 3, 2019.

[9] "Michael Petri - Bay Ridge Prep". https. August 30, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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 | birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S.
 | height = {{height|m=1.78}}
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+| university = [[Pennsylvania State University]]
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+| amatteam2 = [[Penn State Nittany Lions#Rugby|Penn State Lions]]
+| amatteam3 = [[New York Athletic Club RFC|NYAC RFC]]
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-| ru_nationalcaps = <br />57
+| repteam2 = [[United States national rugby union team|United States]]
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+| repteam3 = [[Bermuda national rugby union team#Bermuda International Select XV Squad|Bermuda Select XV]]
+| repyears1 = 2001–2003
+| repyears2 = 2007–2015
+| repyears3 = 2013
+| repcaps2 = 57
+| reppoints2 = 33
 | ru_ntupdate= 11 October 2015
-| ru_proclubs = {{nobreak| [[Sale Sharks]]<br />[[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]] }}
+| clubs1 = [[Sale Sharks|Sale]]
+| clubs2 = [[Dragons (rugby union)|Dragons]]
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+| clubs3 = [[Rugby United New York|RUNY]]
-| ru_clubcaps = 0 <br />3
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+| occupation = Rugby union player/coach
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+| coachyears1 = 2019–Present
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-'''Michael Zachary "Mike" Petri''' (born August 16, 1984 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[rugby union]] [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] who has played for [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]], [[Sale Sharks]], and [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians FC]] (2009).
+'''Michael Zachary Petri''' (born August 16, 1984) is a former [[United States|American]] [[rugby union]] player who played for [[Rugby United New York]] (RUNY) of [[Major League Rugby]] (MLR). His position was [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]]. He is known as "Peaches" by his teammates. He currently is the head coach for RUNY's academy development program.<ref name="americasrugbynews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2021/04/02/mike-petri-to-lead-rugby-united-new-york-academy/|title = Mike Petri to lead Rugby United New York Academy|date = April 2, 2021}}</ref>
+Petri has previously played for the [[Dragons (rugby union)|Newport Gwent Dragons]], [[Sale Sharks]], and [[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians FC]] (2009).
 ==Early life and education==
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 ==Rugby career==
-Petri captained the USA U19 and College All-American Squad as well as won the 2006 Doug Edwards Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate rugby player.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+Petri captained the USA U19 and College All-American sides and won the 2006 Doug Edwards Award, which is awarded to the most outstanding collegiate rugby player.<ref name="signs with RUNY">{{cite web |title=Rugby United New York Signs Mike Petri |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2018/10/29/rugby-united-new-york-mike-petri/ |website=djcoilrugby |date=October 29, 2018 |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>
-Petri has over 50 test caps for the [[United States national rugby union team]] and has represented the USA at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] in France, the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] in New Zealand, and the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] in England.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mike Petri|url = http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-players/item/mike-petri|accessdate = 2015-09-29}}</ref>  He is currently{{when|date=September 2015}} captain of [[New York Athletic Club RFC|NYAC]] in [[New York City]] and has led them to National Championship titles in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015.  He also won a National Championship title with [[Belmont Shore RFC]] in 2007 while living in Long Beach, CA.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+Petri earned 57 test caps for the [[United States national rugby union team]] representing the United States at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] in France, the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] in New Zealand, and the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]] in England.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mike Petri|url = http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-players/item/mike-petri|access-date = 2015-09-29}}</ref><ref name="profile Goff" />  He served as captain of [[New York Athletic Club RFC|NYAC]] and led them to national championship titles in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015.<ref name="profile Goff" /> He also won a national championship title with [[Belmont Shore RFC]] in 2007 while living in Long Beach, CA.<ref name="profile Goff">{{cite web |title=All-Time American List: Mike Petri |url=https://www.goffrugbyreport.com/news/all-time-american-list-mike-petri |website=Goff on Rugby |date=January 16, 2021 |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> Petri signed to play with Rugby United New York in October 2018 and served as their captain for the 2019 MLR season.<ref name="signs with RUNY" />
-[[File:Australia vs USA 2011 RWC (4).jpg|thumb|Australia vs USA 2011 RWC (4)|Petri during the [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011 World Cup]]]]
+[[File:Australia vs USA 2011 RWC (4).jpg|thumb|Petri during the [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011 World Cup]]]]
+==Coaching career==
+Petri was named head coach of New York Athletic Club Rugby for the 2019 Elite Cup season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/09/03/mike-petri-named-nyac-rugby-head-coach/ |website=dj coil |date=September 3, 2019 |access-date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>
+In 2021, Petri stepped away from the playing field to become a full-time head coach for [[Rugby United New York]]'s creation of an academy program to identify and develop local collegiate and talent for the club.<ref name="americasrugbynews.com"/>
 ==Personal life==
-Outside of rugby, Petri worked at his family’s plumbing business and in construction.  He also worked with a [[UBS]] wealth management team.<ref name="ubs-from-plumber" /> He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web|title=UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-26/ubsfromplumber-career-helps-brooklynite-earn-us-rugby-slot|website=Bloomberg}}</ref> but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time in [[England]].{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}  Currently{{when|date=September 2015}} he is a Physics, Biology, and Algebra teacher at Xavier High School.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+Outside of rugby, Petri worked at his family's plumbing business and in construction.  He also worked with a [[UBS]] wealth management team.<ref name="ubs-from-plumber" /> He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite news|title=UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2011-09-26/ubsfromplumber-career-helps-brooklynite-earn-us-rugby-slot|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time.
-Petri married Lauren Birckhead on June 25, 2011.  Mike also published a children's book, ''R is for Rugby: An Alphabet Book'', in June 2015.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
+Petri is an accomplished author, writing the children's alphabet book ''R is for Rugby'', which was published in June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2019/09/03/mike-petri-named-nyac-rugby-head-coach/|title = Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach|date = September 3, 2019}}</ref>
+Petri is the Director of Athletics, Upper School Teacher: Math, Science, Coach: Middle School Soccer, Varsity Soccer, JV Basketball, Varsity Baseball at Bay Ridge Preparatory School, in Brooklyn, New York, since 2018<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-30 |title=Michael Petri - Bay Ridge Prep |url=https://bayridgeprep.org/staff/michael-petri/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=https |language=en-US}}</ref>
-==External links==
-* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQEiI0Z-49Y Mike Petri Video Feature by AIG]
+==Honors==
-* [http://web.usarugby.org/mens-eagles-players/item/mike-petri USA Player Profile]
+===Team===
-* [http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/15748.html ESPN Player Profile]
+*[[Rugby Super League (United States)|Rugby Super League]] (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
+*Division 1 Club Rugby Championship (1): 2015
+===Individual===
+*[[All-America#Rugby union|Collegiate All-American]] (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
+*Collegiate All-Star Tournament MVP (1): 2006
+*Doug Edwards Award (1): 2006
+*[[New York Athletic Club|NYAC]] Male Athlete of the Year (1): 2011
+*[[Rugby Super League (United States)|Rugby Super League]] Finals MVP (1) 2010
+*Division 1 Club Rugby Championship Finals MVP (1): 2015
 ==References==
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 * [https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-rugbys-grand-ambition-not-being-a-doormat-1442509479 Wall Street Journal Feature (2015)]
 * [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/xavier-hs-teacher-play-3rd-rugby-world-cup-u-s-article-1.2365423 NY Daily News Feature (2015)]
-{{United States Squad 2015 Rugby World Cup}}
+==External links==
-{{United States Squad 2011 Rugby World Cup}}
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQEiI0Z-49Y Mike Petri Video Feature by AIG]
-{{United States Squad 2007 World Cup}}
+* [http://web.usarugby.org/mens-eagles-players/item/mike-petri USA Player Profile]
+* {{ESPNscrum|15748}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Petri, Mike}}
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 [[Category:American rugby union players]]
 [[Category:United States international rugby union players]]
+[[Category:Rugby New York players]]
+[[Category:Pennsylvania State University alumni]]
 [[Category:Xavier High School (New York City) alumni]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Brooklyn]]
+[[Category:2011 Rugby World Cup players]]
+[[Category:2015 Rugby World Cup players]]