Mike Petri

Michael Zachary Petri (born August 16, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rugby union scrum-half who plays for Rugby United New York (RUNY). He is known as "Peaches" by his teammates.

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 birthBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
UniversityPennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–2002
2002–2006
2007–		 Xavier High School
Penn State Lions
NYAC RFC 		()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010
2011
2018–		 Sale
Dragons
RUNY 		0
3
22		 (0)
(0)
(25)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2003
2007–2015
2013		 United States U20
United States
Bermuda Select XV
57
(33)
Correct as of 11 October 2015
Teams coached
Years Team
2019– NYAC RFC

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.

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.[2] 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

Coaching career

Petri was named head coach of New York Athletic Club Rugby for the 2019 Elite Cup season.[3]

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[4] 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

References
  1. 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
  2. "Mike Petri". Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. "Mike Petri Named NYAC Rugby Head Coach". dj coil. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  4. "UBS-From-Plumber Career Helps Brooklynite Earn Rugby Slot". Bloomberg.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.