Tim Maupin

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'''Tim Maupin''' (born March 23, 1989) is a rugby union player who plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the United States men's national team internationally. He also has played for the USA Selects.

==Early life== Maupin was born on March 23, 1989, in Danville, California.<ref name=ESPNProfile>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/205331.html |title=Tim Maupin |author= |website=espn.co.uk |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> He attended De La Salle High School,<ref name=USARProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.usarugby.org/player/tim-maupin/ |title=Tim Maupin |author= |date=November 1, 2018 |publisher=USA Rugby |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> graduating in 2007.<ref name=DJCRe-signing>{{cite web |url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2018/11/01/nola-gold-rugby-tim-maupin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919193926/https://djcoilrugby.com/2018/11/01/nola-gold-rugby-tim-maupin/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |title=NOLA Gold Rugby Re-Signs Eagle Tim Maupin |author= |date=November 1, 2018 |website=djcoilrugby |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> While in high school, Maupin played rugby and football, playing at quarterback for his high school team.<ref name=DJCRe-signing /> After high school, Maupin attended Saint Mary's College.<ref name=USARProfile /> There, he played for the university's rugby teams and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology in 2013.<ref name=DJCRe-signing /> After playing at Saint Mary's, Maupin played rugby for San Francisco Golden Gate during the summer of 2013 before joining the Olympic Club in San Francisco later that year.<ref name=USARProfile /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2013/09/olympic-club-getting-stronger-adding.html |title=Olympic Club Getting Stronger, Adding Eagles |last=Reed |first=Curtis |date=September 17, 2013 |website=This is American Rugby |access-date=November 9, 2018}}</ref> In 2014, Maupin moved to Dublin, Ireland, playing rugby for the Dublin University Football Club through early 2018.<ref name=DJCRe-signing /> While with the team, he started at wing in the 2016 edition of The Colours Match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2016/03/22/americas-players-picked-colours-match/ |title=Americas players picked for Colours Match |author= |date=March 22, 2016 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> While in Ireland, Maupin served as a rugby coach and house master at Blackrock College in 2014 and 2015.<ref name=DJCRe-signing />

==Club career== Prior to the start of the 2018 season, it was announced that Maupin had signed with the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/04/20/mlr-season-preview-new-orleans-gold/ |title=MLR Season Preview – New Orleans Gold |author= |date=April 20, 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> Maupin made his debut with the Gold on April 21, 2018, starting at center in the Gold's 35–26 victory over Houston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/04/22/nola-upsets-houston-in-mlr-opener/ |title=NOLA upsets Houston in MLR opener |author= |date=April 22, 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> Maupin scored his first try for the Gold on June 9, 2018, starting at wing in a 39–22 loss to San Diego.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/06/10/legion-smother-gold-playoff-ambitions/ |title=Legion smother Gold's playoff ambitions |author= |date=June 10, 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref> Maupin re-signed with the Gold for 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2018/11/01/mlr-off-season-update-november-1-2018/ |title=MLR Off-Season Update – November 1, 2018 |author= |date=November 1, 2018 |website=Americas Rugby News |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>

==International career== ===USA Selects=== Maupin made his debut with the USA Selects at the 2013 Americas Rugby Championship, scoring two tries in three appearances.<ref name=USARProfile /> Maupin also played for the Selects at the Americas Pacific Challenge in 2017 and 2018.<ref name=DJCRe-signing />

===USA Eagles=== Maupin made his debut with the USA Eagles on November 16, 2013, starting at wing in the Eagles' 25–23 victory over Georgia in Rustavi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/194519.html |title=United States of America Tour - Rustavi, 16 November 2013, 14:00 local, 10:00 GMT |author= |website=espn.co.uk |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 8, 2018}}</ref>

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