Nathan Amos

Nathan Amos
נתן עמוס

Birth name	Nathan Amos נתן עמוס
Date of birth	(1979-08-11) 11 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Salisbury Rhodesia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	246 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2002 Upper Galilee RC () 2002–2011[1] Rainey Old Boys () 2006 Edmonton Irish Canadian[2] 4 (10) 2011–2013 TV Pforzheim[3] () 2013– ASA Tel Aviv RC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000– Israel 60
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing  Israel Maccabiah Games 2005 Israel Team competition

Nathan Amos (Hebrew: נתן עמוס; born August 11, 1979) is an international rugby union player for Israel.^[4] Amos is one of the only Israeli rugby players that played his trade abroad and is the most capped player in Israel .^[5]

Playing career

Northern Ireland

Amos played for Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club in Northern Ireland from 2002 to 2011.^[6]

Germany

He moved to play in the Rugby-Bundesliga for TV Pforzheim in the start of the 2011–12 season where Pforzheim finished as runners up.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2013 he returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv Rugby Club with them he won the Israeli championship in 2015 and 2016.^[7][8]

International

In 2005, Amos scored the winning try for Israel against the United Kingdom at the Maccabiah Games to secure the bronze medal.^[9] Amos was a critical part of Israel's promotion from the European Division 3C to 3B in 2009.^[10]

Personal life

Nathan's younger brother, Danny, is a professional football player in Israel.

References

1. "INTOUCH RUGBY | AXIOS | Ulster Rugby Clubs, Schools & Lifestyle".
2. "Rugby Canada National Invitational Club Championships - Powered By esportsdesk.com". admin.esportsdesk.com.
3. "TotalRugby - Spielerinformationen - Nathan Amos". www.totalrugby.de.
4. "עמוס בכוונות טובות". www.galilole.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
5. "זו הנבחרת המצליחה ביותר בישראל". NRG מעריב. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
6. "Rainey see off Youghal to lift Cup". Irish Independent. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
7. "אס"א תל אביב זכתה באליפות הארץ ברוגבי" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
8. "Team Announcement". telavivrugby.com. ^{[dead link‍]}
9. Bousso, Ron (21 July 2005). "South Africa dominates U.S. to retain rugby title". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
10. Ben-Tal, Daniel (30 April 2009). "Rugby is 'on a roll'". Ha'aretz. Retrieved 21 November 2010.