Jacob Waasdorp

{{Short description|American rugby union international (born 1978)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|18}}

| birth_place = Pasadena, CA, United States

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| height = 6 ft 1 in

| weight = 270 lb

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| position = Prop

| repyears1 = 2003–05

| repteam1 = {{nrut|United States}}

| repcaps1 = 15

| reppoints1 = 5

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Jacob Waasdorp (born October 18, 1978) is an American former rugby union international.{{cite magazine |last1=Silver |first1=Michael |title=Papa Bear Cal coach Jack Clark ... |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/05/06/papa-bear-cal-coach-jack-clark-whose-rugby-dynasty-has-long-ruled-the-college-game-has-his-golden-bears-just-two-games-away-from-their-12th-straight-national-title |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911155953/https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/05/06/papa-bear-cal-coach-jack-clark-whose-rugby-dynasty-has-long-ruled-the-college-game-has-his-golden-bears-just-two-games-away-from-their-12th-straight-national-title |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated Vault |date=May 6, 2002 |language=en-us}}

Born in Pasadena, California, Waasdorp attended Quartz Hill High School and was originally an American football player.{{cite news |title=Mean And Spirited |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/156994811 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=November 14, 1996}}

Waasdorp, an All-Conference defensive lineman at UC Berkeley, had a free-agent trial with the Green Bay Packers, before he made the decision to switch to rugby union, joining the varsity team in 2002.{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Bruce |title=Cal looks up to Waasdorp |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/cal-looks-up-to-waasdorp-3060696.php |work=SFGate |date=October 30, 1999 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Clark's Bears dominate opponents |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/855743514 |work=Oakland Tribune |date=April 10, 2002}}

A prop, Waasdorp represented the United States at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, where he played in matches against Japan and France. He continued in the national team until 2005, amassing 15 total caps.{{cite web |title=MacDonald Retires as Most-Capped USA International |url=https://calbears.com/news/2014/2/17/209409508.aspx |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en |date=February 17, 2014}}