Dan Power

Dan Power
Full name Daniel Power
Date of birth (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 6'4
Weight 235
Rugby league career
Position Fullback
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Carcassonne
New York AC		 22 136
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009 United States 12 (3)

Dan Power (born 1983) is a former American rugby union player for the United States national rugby union team.

Playing career

Power was born in Brisbane, Australia. He was a member of AS Carcassonne in the French Elite 1 League before joining the New York Athletic Clubs (NYAC) Rugby team that plays in the American Rugby Super League (RSL). He finished the 2009 season as the second highest points scorer in the competition and a unanimous choice as the league's best fullback.

He debuted for the USA Eagles in 2009 against Argentina, and was in the player pool for the USA Eagles men's rugby team for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

Power retired from rugby to attempt to pursue a career in the NFL as punter.

Broadcasting career

Since 2012 he has been featured heavily as an on air talent for both domestic and international rugby and has worked with ESPN, ESPNU, Fox Sports, AOL, One World Sports as well as USA Rugby's online streaming television.

References

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