Mungo Mason (born 4 October 1995) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker (back row) for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR).[2][3][4] He previously played for the San Diego Legion in MLR and Edinburgh in the Pro14.[5]

Mungo Mason
Mungo Mason awaiting kickoff
Date of birth (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthCarluke, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)[1]
SchoolTauranga High School
UniversityUniversity of Waikato
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number 8
Current team Zimbabwe Goshawks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2018 Chicago Lions ()
2019 Bay of Plenty Ngawha ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 San Diego Legion 0 (0)
2018–2019 Edinburgh 1 (0)
2020–2021 Old Glory DC 17 (20)
2020 Warringah Rats 9 (20)
2022– Zimbabwe Goshawks ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2018–2019 Scotland 2

Early life

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Born in Carluke, Scotland. His mother is Helen Mason a Senior Executive Director Commissioning at Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria.[6] Mason was raised in New Zealand having moved to Tauranga aged 2 and lived in New Zealand until 2017[7] when Mungo moved to the United States to further his studies at Chicago-Kent College of Law upon the completion to his LLB degree at the University of Waikato through Sir Edmund Hillary scholarship.[8][9]

Professional career

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While at Waikato, he was signed to play in the fledgling Major League Rugby competition in 2018 for the San Diego Legion before moving to Scotland where Mason was selected to play for Scotland in the 2018-19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[7][10] He joined Old Glory DC in 2020, where he was a co-captain of the team wearing the number 7. After the 2021 season, he left to attend the University of Oxford for a Master of Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at St Cross College.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Mungo Mason: Old Glory Rugby". Oldglorydc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Mungo Mason". Oldglorydc.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Mungo Mason returns to MLR with Old Glory". Americanrugbynews.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ ""Mason over the moon at joining Old Glory"". Scrummagazine.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Old Glory DC is proud to welcome former San Diego Legion and Scottish Rugby Union player Mungo Mason to the 2020 squad". Oldglorydc.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ "The pandemic chased these rugby players home. Nearly a year later, it colored their return". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Mungo Mason". Scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Old Glory DC Signs Mungo Mason". Djcoilrugby.com. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Rugby, law and travel - an unbeatable mix". Waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Mungo Mason". Espnscrum.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Mungo Mason departs Old Glory for Oxford". Americanrugbynews.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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