William Magie (born 23 February 1992) is an English-born American former rugby union player who last played fly-half for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby.
| Date of birth | 23 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Leeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for London Scottish F.C. in the RFU Championship.
Early career
editDuring his school years, Magie captained the University of Leeds rugby team.[1] Magie also led the United States national under-20 rugby union team to the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2012.
Professional rugby career
editMagie signed his first professional contract in 2013 with the Ealing Trailfinders in the English Championship, England's second division.[2] However, he saw little playing time with Ealing during the 2013–14 season.[3]
Magie signed with the Denver Stampede in early 2016 in the newly-formed PRO Rugby competition. Magie slotted the winning penalty kick to give Denver a 16–13 win over the Ohio Aviators in PRO Rugby's first ever match,[4] a feat for which one magazine named Magie as PRO Rugby's player of the week for the competition's inaugural week.[5]
In 2018, Magie signed with the Glendale Raptors for the inaugural season of Major League Rugby (MLR). By the end of game week 5, Magie was the second-highest points scorer in the league, with a total of 47 points in his first 4 games.
References
edit- ^ "Magie Signs with Ealing", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Magie Signs with Ealing", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, May 13, 2013.
- ^ "Magie Switching To Old Albanians", This Is American Rugby, June 6, 2014.
- ^ "Sacramento and Denver win as PRO Rugby opens in snow and sunshine", The Guardian, Curtis Reed, April 18, 2016.
- ^ "PRO Rugby POTW, Standings, & Scoring Leaders", This Is American Rugby, April 20, 2016.