Nasser Hussain (born 9 March 1980) is the former Indian rugby union player and the former captain of the India national rugby union team.[1][2] He plays for the Bombay Gymkhana Club in Mumbai, India, and has also played abroad for Tynedale R.F.C. & Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His international debut was on 26 October 1998 in Singapore against the host country. He is nicknamed as El-Nino. As of 2008, he has 26 test caps and has scored 16 tries for his country.[3][4]
| Date of birth | 9 March 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Indian rugby team". The Hindu. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "International exposure would help us to improve before CWG: Rugby India". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 2 December 2009.
- ^ "Rugby India Profile". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "India to take on Guam". The Hindu. 23 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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