Basauri first started playing rugby when he was 15 and was invited to a practice by his friend. Inaki graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 2002. Throughout High School, he played sevens rugby with the Maryland Exiles in the summer and varsity football in the fall. He played for the U-19 National Team at age 16 and vice-captained the USA U-19 Tour to France for the World Championships. After the France U-19 World Championships, he was recruited by Massy to play for their U-21 Team.
Professional career
At 23, he played professionally for SU Agen in France and was the youngest starter of the team. He also played in Italy for the L'Aquila Rugby club in the Super 10 competition. Having previously played in France with CA Lannemezan, SU Agen and CA Perigueux. Basauri returned with Tarbes in the Pro D2 where he made 47 appearances over three years. In July 2015 Basauri signed a contract with Stade Nantais of the Fédérale 2.[1] Basauri was also a member of the USA 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup squads.
References
^"Inaki Basauri Changing Clubs". TIAR. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
inaki, basauri, born, october, 1984, monterrey, mexico, mexico, born, former, american, rugby, union, player, played, most, career, date, birth, 1984, october, 1984, place, birthmonterrey, mexicoheight6, weight232, occupation, professional, rugby, union, playe. Inaki Basauri born 1 October 1984 in Monterrey Mexico is a Mexico born former American rugby union player who played most of his career in the Pro D2 Inaki BasauriDate of birth 1984 10 01 1 October 1984 age 38 Place of birthMonterrey MexicoHeight6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight232 lb 105 kg Occupation s Professional rugby union playerRugby union careerPosition s Loose ForwardAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1999 2002Maryland Exiles Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2003 2007RC Massy15 0 2007 2008US Marmande16 10 2008 2009SU Agen5 0 2009 2010CA Lannemezan22 0 2010 2011L Aquila5 0 2011 2012CA Perigueux23 5 2012 2015Tarbes Pyrenees47 5 2016 2017Stade Nantais14 0 Correct as of 6 June 2020National team s YearsTeamApps Points 2001 2003United States U192007 2012United States15 0 Correct as of 1 January 2014 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Professional career 2 References 3 External linksCareer EditEarly career Edit Basauri first started playing rugby when he was 15 and was invited to a practice by his friend Inaki graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 2002 Throughout High School he played sevens rugby with the Maryland Exiles in the summer and varsity football in the fall He played for the U 19 National Team at age 16 and vice captained the USA U 19 Tour to France for the World Championships After the France U 19 World Championships he was recruited by Massy to play for their U 21 Team Professional career Edit At 23 he played professionally for SU Agen in France and was the youngest starter of the team He also played in Italy for the L Aquila Rugby club in the Super 10 competition Having previously played in France with CA Lannemezan SU Agen and CA Perigueux Basauri returned with Tarbes in the Pro D2 where he made 47 appearances over three years In July 2015 Basauri signed a contract with Stade Nantais of the Federale 2 1 Basauri was also a member of the USA 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup squads References Edit Inaki Basauri Changing Clubs TIAR Retrieved 10 July 2015 External links EditProfile of Inaki Basauri at the Wayback Machine archived 2009 09 01 Inaki Basauri at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inaki Basauri amp oldid 1076977124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
