MY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER USA HOOKER AND HEAD COACH, WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY FOR HARLEQUINS AND PONTYPRIDD
TOM BILLUPS

IWAS born and raised in a small Iowa river town and attended college in Illinois. My motivation to go there was driven by my desire to continue to play (American) Football. Like many 18-year-olds, I didn’t know what direction life would take me on when I arrived, and I have to say that rugby found me rather than the other way around. One of the positional coaches on the Football team tapped me on the shoulder one day and said, ‘you want to try this...