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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Zachary Petri (born August 16, 1984) is an American rugby union scrum-half who plays for Rugby United New York (RUNY). He is known as "Peaches" by his teammates.
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.[1] Petri's father, also Mike, played rugby as a youth at St. Francis Prep and encouraged his participation in the sport.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3][4] He served as captain of NYAC and led them to national championship titles in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2015.[4] He also won a national championship title with Belmont Shore RFC in 2007 while living in Long Beach, CA.[4] Petri signed to play with Rugby United New York in October 2018 and served as their captain for the 2019 MLR season.[2]
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Coaching career
Petri was named head coach of New York Athletic Club Rugby for the 2019 Elite Cup season.[5]
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.[1] He became more involved in portfolio analysis and trading[6] but quit the job to pursue rugby full-time.
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
External links
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Petri". Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- ^ a b c "All-Time American List: Mike Petri". Goff on Rugby. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". dj coil. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot". Bloomberg.
- BroBible.com Feature
- Wall Street Journal Feature (2010)
- Wall Street Journal Feature (2015)
- NY Daily News Feature (2015)
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