Mike Petri

For the association footballer, see Michael Petri (footballer).

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	(1984-08-16) August 16, 1984
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2002 2002–2006 2007–10, 2012- Xavier High School Penn State Lions NYAC RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 2011 2018- Sale NG Dragons RUNY 0 3 (0) (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001-2003 2007–present 2013 United States U-20s United States Bermuda Select XV 57 (33) Correct as of 11 October 2015

Michael Zachary "Mike" Petri (born August 16, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rugby union scrum-half who has played for 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. Petri's father, also Mike, played rugby as a youth at St. Francis Prep and encouraged his participation in the sport.

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.

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.

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. He is currently captain of 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.

Petri during the 2011 World Cup

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. He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time.

External links

• Mike Petri Video Feature by AIG
• USA Player Profile
• ESPN Player Profile

References

• BroBible.com Feature
• Wall Street Journal Feature (2010)
• Wall Street Journal Feature (2015)
• NY Daily News Feature (2015)