John Quill

This article is about the rugby player. For the American author who used this as a pseudonym, see Charles Heber Clark.
John Quill
Full name John Quill
Date of birth (1990-03-10) March 10, 1990
Place of birth Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg) [1]
University Cork Institute of Technology
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2009-2012
2011-2014
2012
2013
2014
2015		 Munster Academy
Dolphin RFC
Boston RFC
London Irish Academy
Dolphin RFC
NYAC
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014
2016-present		 London Welsh
Sacramento Express		 8 (15)
correct as of 19 May 2014.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008
2012-present		 Ireland Schools
United States
17
(5)
correct as of 11 October 2015.

John Quill is an Irish-born American international rugby union player who currently plays club rugby for Sacramento Express in PRO Rugby and also plays for the United States national rugby union team.

Club career

Quill began his rugby career at Dolphin RFC and played for the Munster A setup.[2] He was Dolphin's top try scorer for two seasons and club Player of the Year in 2012.[3] He moved to the United States in 2012 to play with Boston RFC where he became a stand-out player in D1 US rugby.[4] Quill joined the London Irish Academy in July 2013 with the hope of gaining a full-time contract.[5] Quill battled through injury during his time at the academy and after a few months he returned from London to link up with his former club, Dolphin RFC where he put together an impressive string of performances.[6] Quill signed with London Welsh of the RFU Championship in February 2014.[7] He was released by London Welsh at the end of his first season with the club after helping them achieve promotion to the Aviva Premiership.[8]

International career

Quill played for the Ireland Schools team. Although Quill is Irish, he qualified to represent the United States through his American mother.[9] Having impressed during his time with Boston RFC, Quill was called into the USA squad for the 2012 Autumn internationals during which he made his debut against Russia.[10] Quill was selected for the USA Eagles's 2015 World Cup squad.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "John Quill". USA rugby. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rugby player poised to make US debut". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Corkman Quill On The Bench For USA". IRFU. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Men Player of the Week - John Quill". RugbyMag. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "London Irish confirm new look Academy squad for the 2013/14 season.". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Rugby Classifieds Player of the Week: John Quill". This is american rugby. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "John Quill to join London Welsh". Dolphin RFC. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Quill, L'Estrange Released From London Welsh". Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rugby player poised to make US debut". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "JOHN QUILLUnited States Of America". espnscrum. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Two Irishmen have been named in USA's squad for the Rugby World Cup". the42. Retrieved 30/10/15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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