Nick Boyer

Nicklas Swain Boyer (born July 17, 1993) is an American rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Colorado Raptors and the United States men's national team.

Nick Boyer

Full name	Nicklas Swain Boyer
Date of birth	(1993-07-17) July 17, 1993
Place of birth	Sacramento, California
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)[1]
School	Jesuit High School
University	University of California
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half (XVs) Hooker (7s) Center (7s) Current team Colorado Raptors Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2016 2015  –c. 2018 University of California Bedford Athletic Glendale Merlins () Correct as of March 16, 2020 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2019 2020 2021-present San Diego Legion Glendale Raptors LA Giltinis 25 (40) Correct as of March 16, 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 2016–2017 2016–present 2018–present United States U20 United States U23 USA Selects United States     5 1     5 0 Correct as of April 4, 2019 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2018 2018 USA Falcons United States 1 2 Correct as of April 4, 2019

Boyer has also represented the United States with the USA Selects and multiple age-grade sides. In rugby sevens, Boyer has played for the United States men's national team and the USA Falcons.

Early life

Boyer was born on July 17, 1993,[2] raised in Sacramento, California,[3] and began playing rugby in his youth.[1] Boyer attended Jesuit High School, where he participated in football and wrestling in addition to rugby.[1] Boyer then attended University of California from 2011 until 2016, where he participated in the school's rugby teams in XVs and 7s and won Varsity Cup and Collegiate Rugby Championship titles.[1] In September 2015, Boyer joined Bedford Athletic in England and played with the club in the Midlands 1 East league.[4]

Club career

San Diego Legion

Boyer was a member of the San Diego Legion team that competed in Major League Rugby's inaugural 2018 season.[5] Boyer made his debut for the Legion on April 22, 2018, starting at scrum-half, in a 39–23 defeat to Seattle.[6] Boyer returned to the Legion for the 2019 season.[7]

International career

USA Junior All-Americans

Boyer made his debut in international play with the United States men's national under-20 team (Junior All-Americans) in 2012, playing with the team when they won the 2012 Junior World Rugby Trophy.[1]

USA Collegiate All-Americans

In 2016, Boyer was named to the roster of the Men's Collegiate All-Americans (MCAAs) for their August tour of Australia, making his debut in a match against Darling Downs.[8] Boyer also played for the MCAAs in a September 2017 match against Oxford University at Talen Energy Stadium.[9]

USA Selects

Boyer was first named to the roster of the USA Selects ahead of the inaugural Americas Pacific Challenge (APC) in 2016.[10] Boyer made his debut for the Selects on October 8, 2016, appearing as a substitute, in a 62–12 defeat to Fiji.[11] Boyer made his first start for the Selects on October 12, 2016, scoring his first try, in a 47–37 victory over Canada.[12] Boyer also made a start for the Selects in their third and final match during the 2016 tournament.[13] Ahead of the APC in 2018, Boyer was again named to the roster for the Selects.[14] He made two appearances for the team during the tournament, both in the starting lineup.[15][16]

USA Eagles

Boyer made his debut for the USA Eagles on November 17, 2018, appearing as a substitute, in the Eagles' 31–5 victory over Romania during the 2018 end-of-year tests.[17] As of April 2019, this is the only appearance that he has made for the Eagles.[2]

Rugby sevens

Boyer was selected for the roster of the USA Falcons, the developmental side for the United States men's national rugby sevens team, in January 2018 for the 2018 Sudamérica Rugby Sevens tournament.[18] Also in 2018, Boyer made two appearances for the senior national side during the 2017–18 World Rugby Sevens Series at the 2018 New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton and the 2018 Canada Sevens in Vancouver.[19]

References

1. "Nicklas Boyer". USA Rugby. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
2. "Nick Boyer". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
3. "Nick Boyer". San Diego Legion. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
4. "Athletic raring to go for start of the season". Bedford Today. September 2, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
5. "2018 Major League Rugby – San Diego Legion". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
6. "Seattle scrums San Diego into submission". Americas Rugby News. April 23, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
7. "MLR Season 2 Preview – San Diego Legion". Americas Rugby News. January 24, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
8. Goff, Alex (August 6, 2016). "All Americans Win Opener". Goff Rugby Report. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
9. "All-Americans and Oxford confirm teams". Americas Rugby News. September 16, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
10. "2016 Americas Pacific Challenge – USA Select XV". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
11. "Sloppy Selects crushed by Fiji Warriors". Americas Rugby News. October 8, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
12. "Canada crumble against USA Selects". Americas Rugby News. October 13, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
13. "Uruguay celebrate record win over USA". Americas Rugby News. October 16, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
14. "USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. September 13, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
15. "Late surge lifts Tonga over USA". Americas Rugby News. October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
16. "Argentina smash USA to end APC on high". Americas Rugby News. October 14, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
17. "United States of America Tour - Bucharest, 17 November 2018, 14:00 local, 12:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
18. "Pat Blair leads USA Falcons to South America". Americas Rugby News. January 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
19. "San Diego Legion Scrumhalf Nick Boyer". DJCoilRugby. November 28, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.