Blaine Hansen Scully (born February 29, 1988) is an American former rugby union player who played for the U.S. national team as a fullback or wing. Scully was captain of the U.S. national team and previously served as co-captain alongside long-serving USA Eagle, Todd Clever. Professionally, Scully last played in Wales for Cardiff Blues and for the Leicester Tigers. Scully also founded the United States Rugby Players Association (USRPA) with former 7s Eagle, James Gillenwater.
Scully was born in Sacramento, California. He attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, where he lettered in basketball, swimming, and water polo, and earned All-American honors in water polo and swimming.[1]
Scully took up rugby in college, where he played for UCLA for two years before transferring to play rugby with University of California, Berkeley (Cal) for the following three years. Scully was a standout player in college, his accolades include: four time All-American, captain of the 2011 USA Rugby Collegiate All-Americans Touring Squad, and two national titles with Cal.[2]
Scully also played for the Cal rugby sevens team at the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC). Scully led Cal to a second-place finish at the 2010 CRC tournament. Scully captained Cal at the 2011 CRC, earning a place on the All-Tournament team.
Scully graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in history.
Club careeredit
Leicester Tigersedit
In summer 2013, Scully joined the Leicester team that played in the 2013 JP Morgan 7s, and was praised highly by many observers for his hard work and defense. Due to his strong play, in the autumn of 2013 Scully received a four-month contract with the Leicester Tigers through the end of 2013.[3][4] Scully received his work visa in September 2013,[5] and a few days later, on September 21, 2013, Scully made his debut for Leicester, where he started and played all 80 minutes at fullback, scoring a try in the process.[6] Scully made his debut in the Heineken Cup on October 18, 2013, starting on the wing against Benetton Treviso, and scoring a try.[7] On January 4, 2014, Scully signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers until the end of the season.[8] Due to his tireless work rate Scully quickly became a fan favourite and won the Leicester Tigers Player of the Month award for February 2014.[9] In April 2014 Scully signed an extension to remain with Leicester for the 2014–15 season.[10]
Cardiff Bluesedit
On March 24, 2015, it was announced Scully had signed for the Cardiff Blues on a long-term deal after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[11] Scully made his debut in a 15-26 loss to Zebre in a Pro12 match in November 2015.[12] Scully scored his first try in his second appearance for Cardiff during their European Challenge Cup win over Calvisano.[13] Scully won Try of the 2016-2017 Season for his diving effort against the Scarlets. He also shared "Cardiff Blues Supporters Club Player of the Year" honors with Kristen Dacey. Scully signed a contract extension with the club in late 2017.
On 9 May 2019 Cardiff announced Scully was to leave the club that summer.[14]
International careeredit
Scully debuted for the United States national rugby union team in June 2011, and scored his first try for the US national team in August 2011 against Canada. Scully was part of the United States squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[15] Scully played in all four pool games for the United States, including two starts at fullback. On June 14, 2014 Scully recorded his first hat trick for his country in a 29-37 loss in the Pacific Nations Cup to Japan. He followed that performance up with a brace of tries the next week in a winning effort against Canada.[16]
Scully served as Vice-Captain during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England. He also captained the United States in the inaugural game of the Americas Rugby Championship against Argentina.[17][18] Scully also played for the United States national rugby sevens team on the World Series circuit. Scully also represented the US playing rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games, helping the team earn a bronze medal. Scully captained the USA team at the 2019 World Cup. He announced his retirement from professional and international rugby on 10 March 2020.[19]
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Blaine Hansen Scully born February 29 1988 is an American former rugby union player who played for the U S national team as a fullback or wing Scully was captain of the U S national team and previously served as co captain alongside long serving USA Eagle Todd Clever Professionally Scully last played in Wales for Cardiff Blues and for the Leicester Tigers Scully also founded the United States Rugby Players Association USRPA with former 7s Eagle James Gillenwater Blaine ScullyScully headshot January 2009Full nameBlaine Hansen ScullyDate of birth 1988 02 29 February 29 1988 age 35 Place of birthSacramento California U S Height6 ft 3 in 191 cm Weight209 lb 95 kg 14 st 13 lb SchoolJesuit High SchoolUniversityUniversity of California BerkeleySpouseShannon Houston ScullyRugby union careerPosition s Wing FullbackSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2013 2015Leicester Tigers35 30 2015 2019Cardiff Blues51 60 Correct as of 13 October 2019International careerYearsTeamApps Points 2011 2019United States54 75 Correct as of 13 October 2019National sevens team s YearsTeamComps2009 2013United States9Correct as of 13 October 2019 Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 2 1 Leicester Tigers 2 2 Cardiff Blues 3 International career 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editScully was born in Sacramento California He attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento where he lettered in basketball swimming and water polo and earned All American honors in water polo and swimming 1 Scully took up rugby in college where he played for UCLA for two years before transferring to play rugby with University of California Berkeley Cal for the following three years Scully was a standout player in college his accolades include four time All American captain of the 2011 USA Rugby Collegiate All Americans Touring Squad and two national titles with Cal 2 Scully also played for the Cal rugby sevens team at the Collegiate Rugby Championship CRC Scully led Cal to a second place finish at the 2010 CRC tournament Scully captained Cal at the 2011 CRC earning a place on the All Tournament team Scully graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in history Club career editLeicester Tigers edit In summer 2013 Scully joined the Leicester team that played in the 2013 JP Morgan 7s and was praised highly by many observers for his hard work and defense Due to his strong play in the autumn of 2013 Scully received a four month contract with the Leicester Tigers through the end of 2013 3 4 Scully received his work visa in September 2013 5 and a few days later on September 21 2013 Scully made his debut for Leicester where he started and played all 80 minutes at fullback scoring a try in the process 6 Scully made his debut in the Heineken Cup on October 18 2013 starting on the wing against Benetton Treviso and scoring a try 7 On January 4 2014 Scully signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers until the end of the season 8 Due to his tireless work rate Scully quickly became a fan favourite and won the Leicester Tigers Player of the Month award for February 2014 9 In April 2014 Scully signed an extension to remain with Leicester for the 2014 15 season 10 Cardiff Blues edit On March 24 2015 it was announced Scully had signed for the Cardiff Blues on a long term deal after the 2015 Rugby World Cup 11 Scully made his debut in a 15 26 loss to Zebre in a Pro12 match in November 2015 12 Scully scored his first try in his second appearance for Cardiff during their European Challenge Cup win over Calvisano 13 Scully won Try of the 2016 2017 Season for his diving effort against the Scarlets He also shared Cardiff Blues Supporters Club Player of the Year honors with Kristen Dacey Scully signed a contract extension with the club in late 2017 On 9 May 2019 Cardiff announced Scully was to leave the club that summer 14 International career editScully debuted for the United States national rugby union team in June 2011 and scored his first try for the US national team in August 2011 against Canada Scully was part of the United States squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup 15 Scully played in all four pool games for the United States including two starts at fullback On June 14 2014 Scully recorded his first hat trick for his country in a 29 37 loss in the Pacific Nations Cup to Japan He followed that performance up with a brace of tries the next week in a winning effort against Canada 16 Scully served as Vice Captain during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England He also captained the United States in the inaugural game of the Americas Rugby Championship against Argentina 17 18 Scully also played for the United States national rugby sevens team on the World Series circuit Scully also represented the US playing rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games helping the team earn a bronze medal Scully captained the USA team at the 2019 World Cup He announced his retirement from professional and international rugby on 10 March 2020 19 See also editCalifornia Golden Bears Collegiate Rugby ChampionshipReferences edit Blaine Scully The Ethos of Constant Performance AthletesLiveHere com December 29 2012 Blaine Scully bio Universal Sports Scully Gets Extension at Leicester Rugby Mag August 8 2013 Archived from the original on September 16 2013 Tigers sign Eagles international on short term deal ESPNscrum com August 12 2013 Eagles Abroad Weekend Review ThisIsAmericanRugby com September 23 2013 Archived from the original on October 3 2013 Retrieved September 24 2013 Tigers hit top spot with big win ESPNscrum com September 21 2013 Leicester Tigers cruise past Italians ESPNscrum com October 18 2013 Blaine Scully new deal with Leicester Tigers Leicester Mercury January 4 2014 Archived from the original on January 11 2014 Retrieved March 2 2014 Scully Humbled by Goldsmiths Player of the Month Award Leicester Tigers Retrieved March 20 2014 Scully Extends At Leicester Ryan Moves To Munster ThisIsAmericanRugby com Archived from the original on April 13 2014 Retrieved April 9 2014 Blaine Scully Cardiff Blues sign USA back from Leicester BBC Sport March 24 2015 Eagles Abroad Weekend Review TIAR Archived from the original on November 5 2015 Retrieved November 6 2015 Gloucester get off to a winning start in Challenge Cup independent ie Retrieved November 16 2015 Blaine Scully United States wing departs Cardiff Blues BBC Sport May 9 2019 Profile 2011 Rugby World Cup Official Site Archived from the original on September 1 2011 Retrieved September 7 2011 Eagles fight back to edge Canada PlanetRugby com June 22 2014 Archived from the original on August 8 2014 Chris Wyles to captain US Eagles World Cup squad ESPN com Retrieved March 21 2016 Sport Aly Vance BBC Wales Super Bowls Scully captains USA as wife watches Super Bowl BBC Sport Retrieved March 21 2016 rugbypass com news blaine scully shares his retirement message on twitter rugbypass com news blaine scully shares his retirement message on twitter rugbypass Retrieved March 31 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help External links editBlaine Scully at ESPNscrum 2011 Rugby World Cup Profile at the Wayback Machine archived September 1 2011 Blaine Scully at the World Rugby Men s Sevens Series archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blaine Scully amp oldid 1180223077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
