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| Height:
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6'6
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| Weight:
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245
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| Position:
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lock
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| Caps:
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13 (debut v England Saxons June 2008)
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| International Scoring:
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1 try, 5 points
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| Current Club:
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Sporting Club Albi
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| Birthdate:
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May 6, 1982
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| Born:
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Jerome, Idaho
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| Hometown:
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Jerome, Idaho
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| Highlights:
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John first started playing rugby in September 2001. He had two training sessions and started his first match that weekend at the 25th Annual University of Idaho Alumni Tournament. The founder of U of I Rugby, Joe McGurkin, and a former U of I player and friend, Conrad Breithbach watched the match. Afterwards they both told him he could go as far as he wanted in rugby, if he just stuck with it. He was a University of Idaho Rugby Captain from 2004-2005 and in 2006 was selected for the 2006 NPC Hawkes Bay Reserve side. He was most recently selected to come to the Rugby World Cup Training Camp and was named to the NA4 Hawks Team. Initially named as the reserve lock for the 2007 RWC, John joined the team in France for its last two matches, following the injury of veteran USA lock Luke Gross.
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| Personal:
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John graduated from the University of Idaho in 2004 with a B.S. in Environmental Science. John enjoys getting outdoors whenever possible, and loves to whitewater raft, hunt, snowboard, snowmobile and travel in his spare time.
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| Did You Know?
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When it comes to rugby, John most admires veteran lock and RWC teammate Alec Parker.
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