Kain Cross
| Date of birth | February 4, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Dubbo, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Kain Cross (born February 4, 1974) is an Australian-born American rugby union international.[1]
Cross, born in Dubbo, was educated at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown and played rugby league growing up. He competed in the lower grades for NSWRL club Western Suburbs during the early 1990s and then moved to Perth to play with the Western Reds. Marrying an American, Cross subsequently relocated to Los Angeles.[2]
A Santa Monica player, Cross was a United States representative in 2003 and 2004, gaining 12 caps. He featured at international level as a centre, with a hat-trick of tries in a win over Japan amongst the highlights of his career, as well as two appearances at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Kain Cross". smrchalloffame.com.
- ^ "Cobar to be gripped by rugby World Cup fever". Daily Liberal. January 21, 2003.
- ^ "U.S. team defeats Japan, 69–27". Anderson Independent-Mail. May 19, 2003.
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Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American rugby union players
- United States international rugby union players
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Australian emigrants to the United States
- Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players
- Rugby union centres
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown