Paul Emerick
{{Short description|Former American rugby union player/current coach}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Paul Emerick
| image = Paul Emerick Churchill Cup 2010 vs Russia.jpg
| birth_name = Paul Louis Emerick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|24}}
| birth_place = Emmetsburg, Iowa
| height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|215|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| ru_currentposition =
| ru_currentteam =
| amatyears1 = 2000–2004
| amatyears2 = 2010
| amatteam1 = Northern Iowa Panthers
| amatteam2 = Malone RFC
| years1 = 2004–2005
| years2 = 2005–2006
| years3 = 2006–2008
| years4 = 2008–2010
| years5 = 2010
| years6 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Amatori Catania
| clubs2 = Overmach Parma
| clubs3 = Dragons
| clubs4 = Overmach Parma
| clubs5 = Ulster Rugby
| clubs6 = London Wasps
| apps1 = 1
| apps2 = 5
| apps3 = 43
| apps4 = 38
| apps5 = 2
| apps6 = 4
| points1 = 0
| points2 = 5
| points3 = 15
| points4 = 25
| points5 = 0
| points6 = 0
| repyears1 = 2003–2012
| repteam1 = United States
| repcaps1 = 53
| reppoints1 = 85
| ru_ntupdate = 30 December 2012
| repsevensyears1 = 2002–05, 09–10
| repsevensteam1 = United States
| ru_sevensupdate = 28 Feb 2012
| repsevenscomp1 = 17
| coachyears1 = 2018–2021
| coachteams1 = Houston SaberCats (assistant)
| coachyears2 = 2019
| coachteams2 = Houston SaberCats (interim head coach)
| coachyears3 = 2022–
| coachteams3 = American Raptors
}}
Paul Emerick (born January 24, 1980) is the head coach of the American Raptors in Glendale, Colorado.{{Cite web|url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2022/01/19/american-raptors-names-paul-emerick-head-coach/|title = American Raptors Names Paul Emerick Head Coach|date = 19 January 2022}} He was the defense and skills coach and the 2019 interim head coach for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby. He was a former USA international rugby player. He played centre, fullback or wing for the USA Eagles. Last played professionally for London Wasps.{{cite web |title=Wasps sign USA international Paul Emerick |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/16905480 |website=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2012 |access-date=13 February 2023}}
Club
Emerick was born in Emmetsburg, Iowa,{{cite web|url=http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=173720|title=Newport Gwent Dragons|publisher=Rodney Parade Ltd.|access-date=September 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207161253/http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=173720|archive-date=February 7, 2012|url-status=dead}} and played his university rugby with the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. He then moved into senior rugby with the Chicago Lions{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}}. He moved to Italian rugby in the 2004–05 season joining Amatori Catania and then to Overmach Parma the following season. In the summer of 2006 Emerick completed a move to Celtic League side Newport Gwent Dragons, the side he helped knock out of the Heineken Cup in a playoff a few months earlier with Overmach Parma. In 2008 Emerick re-joined Italian club Overmach Parma from Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons. Overmach Parma had gone through a re-organisation that saw the club merge with Noceto in August 2010 to form Crusaders Rugby Parma. In September 2010 he joined Ulster Rugby on a 3-month contract.{{Cite news | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2010/0903/1224278165289.html |title = Rugby News | Rugby Results, Fixtures & Tables| newspaper=The Irish Times }} He signed a deal with London Wasps in February 2012. On August 7, 2013 Emerick announced his retirement from professional rugby.{{Cite web |url=http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-news/item/emerick |title=Paul Emerick announces retirement |access-date=2013-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235815/http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-news/item/emerick |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
International
Emerick was first capped by the USA Eagles in April 2003 against Spain and as of September 2011 Emerick has been capped 54 times becoming the first back in Eagles history to have more than 50 caps. As of June 19, 2012, Emerick had notched 15 career tries for the United States, ranking him second on the all-time list and first among active players.Rugby Mag, USA Men National Team Stat Leaders, June 19, 2012, http://www.rugbymag.com/usa-men/4924-usa-men-national-team-stat-leaders.html
Emerick received a yellow card in the closing minutes of the Eagles' 2007 Rugby World Cup match against England for a tip tackle on England's Olly Barkley. Emerick was subsequently suspended for five weeks, ruling him out of the remaining Rugby World Cup campaign.[http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2006393.html Emerick suspended for 5 weeks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165133/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/home/news/newsid=2006393.html |date=2007-09-30 }} He was suspended for ten weeks in 2009 for kicking Canadian center D. T. H. van der Merwe in the head during a qualifying match for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/eagles/RWCQ_suspension.shtml |title=AmericanRugbyNews.com RWCQ suspension |access-date=2009-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724233256/http://www.americanrugbynews.com/artman/publish/eagles/RWCQ_suspension.shtml |archive-date=2009-07-24 |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
Paul Emerick is the skills and defense coach for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby on September 20, 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.earfulofdirt.com/2018/09/west-houston-lions-appoint-paul-emerick.html?m=1 |title=West Houston Lions Appoint Paul Emerick as Division 1 Men's Head Coach |publisher=Earful of Dirt |access-date=September 20, 2018 |date=September 20, 2018}}
International tries
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207161253/http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=173720 Newport profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070809233056/http://www.usarugby.org/default.asp USA rugby]
- [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=14624&includeref=dynamic scrum.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727182232/http://web.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/viadesto/natteams/mnt/15ProfileDetail.pl?playerId=51 USA profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090803112513/http://www.rwc2007.irb.com/home/teams/team=51/player=16006/index.html Rugby World Cup 2007 profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090130013507/http://rugbyparma.sportal.it/pagine/pag1361779370.html Overmach Parma profile]
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