Sam Golla
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| Born | May 7, 1999 Arlington, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | East High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | UC Berkeley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Golla (born May 7, 1999) is an American international rugby union player.
A forward, Golla was born in Arlington, Texas and grew up in Denver, where he attended East High School, where he won two Colorado state championships, including as a captain his senior year. He played varsity rugby at UC Berkeley.[1]
Golla was signed by the Dallas Jackals in 2022 as the No. 1 overall pick in the Major League Rugby college draft.[2]
In 2023, Golla was named Major League Rugby "Rookie of the Year" and made his international debut for the United States in a Test against Romania in Bucharest, which they won by 14 points.[3]
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[edit | edit source]Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Dallas Jackals players
- Rugby union locks
- California Golden Bears rugby players
- Rugby union players from Colorado
- Sportspeople from Denver
- East High School (Denver, Colorado) alumni
- Rugby union flankers
- Anthem Rugby Carolina players
- American rugby union players