Nathalie Marchino

Nathalie Marchino (born July 27, 1981) is a Colombian and a former United States rugby union player.[1]

Nathalie Marchino
Born
Nathalie Nicole Viviane Marchino Urrutia

(1981-07-27) July 27, 1981
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
EducationSacred Heart High School
Alma materSiena College
Rugby career
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fly half, Centre
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-  United States
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2013-
2016		  United States
 Colombia

She was born in Colombia, her mother's native country, and grew up in Switzerland, where her father was born.[2] She moved to the United States in 1998, attending high school for two years before entering Siena College in New York.[2] She first played rugby in 2005, joining the Washington D.C. Furies club.[2] After moving to California, she played with the Berkley All Blues club.[2]

Marchino represented the U.S. women's rugby union team at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[3] She also represented the U.S. women's rugby sevens team at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1]

She initially was going to play for the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics but because of the different eligibility rules between World Rugby and the International Olympic Committee she was not able to because she did not have U.S. citizenship.[4][5][6] She was named in Colombia's women's sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][7][8]

As of 2016, Marchino was a sales account manager for Twitter.[2][9]

References
  1. "Nathalie Marchino". USA Rugby. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. Urken, Ross Kenneth (14 July 2016). "Meet the 2016 Olympic rugby hopeful from Twitter". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. "Running To A Rio Rugby Dream: Part V". The Rugby Republic.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. "On The Road To RIO: Trekking With Nathalie Marchino". The Rugby Republic.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. "Rugby Superstar Nathalie Marchino". Psoas Massage + Bodywork Clinic. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  6. "This Is American Rugby: Marchino, Bydwell Not Returning To Chula Vista". www.thisisamericanrugby.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  7. "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  8. "Colombia". Rio 2016.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  9. Evans, Kelley D. (2016-06-09). "Twitter employee by day, rugby player all the time". The Undefeated.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
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