Nathan Amos
| Birth name | Nathan Amos נתן עמוס | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salisbury Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Amos (Hebrew: נתן עמוס; born August 11, 1979) is an international rugby union player for Israel.[4] Amos is one of the only Israeli rugby players that played his trade abroad and is the most capped player in Israel .[5]
Playing career
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]Amos played for Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club in Northern Ireland from 2002 to 2011.[6]
Germany
[edit]He moved to play in the Rugby-Bundesliga for TV Pforzheim in the start of the 2011–12 season where Pforzheim finished as runners up.[citation needed]
In January 2013 he returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club with them he won the Israeli championship in 2015 and 2016.[7][8]
International
[edit]In 2005, Amos scored the winning try for Israel against the United Kingdom at the Maccabiah Games to secure the bronze medal.[9] Amos was a critical part of Israel's promotion from the European Division 3C to 3B in 2009.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Nathan's younger brother, Danny, is a professional football player in Israel.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby Canada National Invitational Club Championships - Powered By esportsdesk.com". admin.esportsdesk.com.
- ^ "TotalRugby - Spielerinformationen - Nathan Amos". www.totalrugby.de.
- ^ "INTOUCH RUGBY | AXIOS | Ulster Rugby Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle".
- ^ "עמוס בכוונות טובות". www.galilole.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "זו הנבחרת המצליחה ביותר בישראל". NRG מעריב. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Rainey see off Youghal to lift Cup". Irish Independent. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ "אס"א תל אביב זכתה באליפות הארץ ברוגבי" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Team Announcement". telavivrugby.com. [dead link]
- ^ Bousso, Ron (21 July 2005). "South Africa dominates U.S. to retain rugby title". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Ben-Tal, Daniel (30 April 2009). "Rugby is 'on a roll'". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- South African emigrants to Israel
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Israeli rugby union players
- Jewish rugby union players
- Jewish South African sportspeople
- South African rugby union players
- Maccabiah Games medalists in rugby union
- Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Israel
- Israeli expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Northern Ireland
- Expatriate rugby union players in Germany
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Northern Ireland
- Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Israeli people of Zimbabwean descent
- Rugby union props