Shawn Pittman
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| Full name | Shawn Pittman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 22, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellingham, Washington, United States. | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18.6 st) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Bayside Sharks Chuckanut Bay RFC | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010-2013 | London Welsh | 46 | (5) |
| correct as of 5 February 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 2008 2008- |
United States U-19s United States U-20s USA |
30 |
(0) |
| correct as of 8 December 2013. | |||
Shawn Pittman (born January 22, 1988 in Bellingham, Washington) is an American rugby union player. Shawn plays at prop for OPSB and the United States. He has also represented his country at under-19 and under-20 levels. His debut for his country was against Uruguay on 8 November 2008. He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Youth rugby
Shawn started playing rugby when he was 18, after being persuaded to take up the sport by some rugby playing friends.
He first played representative rugby for the U.S. in 2006. He was selected for the U.S. squad for the Under 19 World Junior Championships in Belfast in 2007. 2007 was also a memorable year for Pittman as he got the unique opportunity to undertake the International Rugby Academy of New Zealand's Advanced Course at Massey University in Palmerston North, where he met the likes of Grant Fox.[1]
In 2008 he played for the US national under-20 team in the first-ever IRB Junior World Championship in Wales. Shawn played in all five matches and scored two tries in the defeats to Fiji and South Africa.
Senior rugby and professional years
Pitman made his senior debut for the USA Eagles against Uruguay in November 2008. Shawn also featured against the England Saxons in 2009. He featured in the 2010 Churchill Cup, putting in a man-of-the-match performance in a 39-22 win over Russia.
Pittman joined London Welsh in the summer of 2010 from Canadian side Bayside Sharks, having previously gained Super League experience in the U.S. with Golden Gate. It was a fitting end to his first season in English rugby in which Shawn had been a permanent feature in the Welsh front row, making 29 appearances for the club and scoring one try in the 54-9 play-off win over Bristol at Old Deer Park.
Pittman and the Eagles beat Russia 32-25 to clinch the 2011 Churchill Cup Bowl at Sixways in England in June. Pittman was selected to the squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where he started two of the USA's four matches.