Blaine Hansen Scully was born on February 29,1988 and is an American former rugby union player who played for the US national team as a fullback or wing.
29 Facts About Blaine Scully
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Professionally, Blaine Scully last played in Wales for Cardiff Blues and for the Leicester Tigers.
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Blaine Scully founded the United States Rugby Players Association with former 7s Eagle, James Gillenwater.
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Blaine Scully 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.
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Blaine Scully took up rugby in college, where he played for UCLA for two years before transferring to play rugby with University of California, Berkeley for the following three years.
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Blaine 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.
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Blaine Scully played for the Cal rugby sevens team at the Collegiate Rugby Championship.
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Blaine Scully led Cal to a second-place finish at the 2010 CRC tournament.
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Blaine Scully captained Cal at the 2011 CRC, earning a place on the All-Tournament team.
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Blaine Scully graduated from Cal in 2011 with a degree in history.
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In summer 2013, Blaine 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.
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Blaine Scully received his work visa in September 2013, and a few days later, on September 21,2013, Blaine Scully made his debut for Leicester, where he started and played all 80 minutes at fullback, scoring a try in the process.
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Blaine Scully made his debut in the Heineken Cup on October 18,2013, starting on the wing against Benetton Treviso, and scoring a try.
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On January 4,2014, Blaine Scully signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers until the end of the season.
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On March 24,2015, it was announced Blaine Scully had signed for the Cardiff Blues on a long-term deal after the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Blaine Scully scored his first try in his second appearance for Cardiff during their European Challenge Cup win over Calvisano.
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Blaine Scully shared "Cardiff Blues Supporters Club Player of the Year" honors with Kristen Dacey.
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Blaine Scully signed a contract extension with the club in late 2017.
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On 9 May 2019 Cardiff announced Blaine Scully was to leave the club that summer.
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Blaine 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.
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Blaine Scully was part of the United States squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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Blaine Scully played in all four pool games for the United States, including two starts at fullback.
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Blaine Scully followed that performance up with a brace of tries the next week in a winning effort against Canada.
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Blaine Scully served as Vice-Captain during the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England.
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Blaine Scully captained the United States in the inaugural game of the Americas Rugby Championship against Argentina.
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Blaine Scully played for the United States national rugby sevens team on the World Series circuit.
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Blaine Scully represented the US playing rugby sevens at the 2011 Pan American Games, helping the team earn a bronze medal.
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Blaine Scully captained the USA team at the 2019 World Cup.
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Blaine Scully announced his retirement from professional and international rugby on 10 March 2020.