International Rugby News
Two prominent former rugby players are furthering their extraterrestrial aspirations as NASA turns its attention to the Moon and Mars.
Former West Point player and Eagle Anne McClain, who also played for Clifton in the UK and for Seattle, is in the NASA track to walk on the moon. McClain has already been to space, having been to the International Space Station.
Born in Virginia but trained in Australia, Mike Hercus returned to the United States with an eye toward making the USA team, and not only did he accomplish that fete, he obliterated records.
The championship USA women's teams of the 1990s were beautifully balanced, with hard-nosed forwards and brilliant backs.
The lock forward from the Back Bay club was a California, and USA, guy through and through.
Born in Southern California, which is where he played and coached, Ed Burlingham was an imposing lock and supreme leader, captaining the USA in nine of his 14 capped matches. This included the 1987 World Cup, where he led the USA to a victory over Japan.
Chris Osentowski was a throwback, or more accurately, the end of an era.
As rugby became more and more professional, Osentowski was an avowed amateur. He worked extremely hard to be a great prop, and was the best tighthead in the United States for some period, but he did all of that while holding down a demanding career.
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