Nathalie Marchino

Nathalie Marchino
Date of birth (1981-07-27) July 27, 1981
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing, Flyhalf, Centre
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
United States
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2016 Colombia
United States

Nathalie Marchino (born July 27, 1981) is a Colombian and a former United States rugby union player. She represented the United States at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] She also represented the United States at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]

Marchino initially was going to play for the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics but because of the different eligibility rules between World Rugby and the International Olympic Committee she was not able to because she does not have US citizenship.[3][4][5] She is a sales account manager for Twitter.[6][7]

Marchino was named in Colombia's women's sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Nathalie Marchino". USA Rugby.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ↑ "Running To A Rio Rugby Dream: Part V". The Rugby Republic.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. ↑ "On The Road To RIO: Trekking With Nathalie Marchino". The Rugby Republic.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Rugby Superstar Nathalie Marchino". psoasbodywork.com. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ "This Is American Rugby: Marchino, Bydwell Not Returning To Chula Vista". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ Evans, Kelley D. (2016-06-09). "Twitter employee by day, rugby player all the time". The Undefeated.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. ↑ Urken, Ross Kenneth (14 July 2016). "Meet the 2016 Olympic rugby hopeful from Twitter". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  8. ↑ "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Colombia". Rio 2016.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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