John Tarpoff
| Full name | John Alexander Tarpoff | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 5, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | St Louis, Missouri United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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John Alexander Tarpoff (born April 5, 1980) is an American former rugby union international.
Born in St Louis, Tarpoff grew up in the metro area, attending Edwardsville High School, Illinois.[1]
Tarpoff, a prop, played for professional Welsh club Llanelli in 2002.[2]
Capped 12-times for the United States, Tarpoff was an international player from 2002 to 2006 and was a member of the national squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, but didn't take the field during the tournament.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yarbrough, Bill (October 6, 2003). "Tarpoff living rugby dream". The Edwardsville Intelligencer.
- ^ "NASC - West's Llanelli connection". ESPN.com. November 22, 2002.
- ^ "United States of America". The Guardian. 6 October 2003.
External links
[edit]- John Tarpoff at ESPNscrum