Nasser Hussain (rugby union)

For the English cricket player, see Nasser Hussain.
Nasser Hussain
Date of birth (1980-03-09) 9 March 1980
Place of birth Maharashtra, India
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position wing/fullback .
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1998-03 & 2013-15 Bombay Gymkhana
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
 India

Nasser Hussain (born 9 March 1980) is the current captain of the Indian National Rugby Union Team.[1][2] He plays for the Bombay Gymkhana Club in Mumbai, India, and has also played abroad for Tynedale R.F.C. & Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His international debut was on 26 October 1998 in Singapore against the host country. He is nicknamed as El-Nino. As of 2008 he has 24 test caps and has scored 14 tries for his country.[3][4]

References

  1. "Indian rugby team". The Hindu. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  2. Press Trust of India (2 December 2009). "International exposure would help us to improve before CWG: Rugby India". Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. "Rugby India Profile". Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  4. "India to take on Guam". The Hindu. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.


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