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Utah Warriors Captain Paul Lasike Signs with top English Club Harlequins
Paul Lasike, who starred for USA when they beat Scotland earlier this summer, has signed for Harlequins.
The New Zealand-born 28-year-old, who has been capped six times for the USA Eagles, joins Quins from Utah Warriors where he was captain since the start of the year.
Lasike made a huge impression on the international scene in June when USA beat Scotland 30-29 in Texas. His powerful defense was a major factor in his country’s first victory over a major international rugby nation.
He first traveled to the US from Auckland on a rugby scholarship at Brigham Young University in Utah but he was soon approached to play for the American Football side there. His success with them led to signing contracts with the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL and later Chicago Bears, where he played as fullback.
Lasike, who spent three years in the NFL before returning to rugby with Utah Warriors, told Quins TV: “Playing rugby in the US and representing them at international level has been an awesome experience. But it was an honor to be asked to join such a prestigious club as Harlequins and I am delighted to be joining the Club.
“I did my own research about the Club and I asked a couple of my friends on the US team about the Harlequins and they said, ‘Grab the bull by both horns and take it!’ So I did. It is an exciting, awesome opportunity and now we have the next month to get prepared for the start of the season. I can’t wait.”
Article: Harlequins. Photos: Getty Images, Davey Wilson.
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