Brock Staller
| Birth name | Brock Staller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kitsilano Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brock Staller (born 24 March 1992) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays wing for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).[1] He also plays international test rugby for Canada.
Early life
[edit]Staller grew up in Surrey, Canada attending Kitsilano Secondary School and played amateur rugby with the Meraloma Rugby Club.
Rugby career
[edit]Staller has represented Vancouver in regional play, British Columbia in provincial play and currently represents Canada internationally. Staller is a graduate of the University of British Columbia men's varsity rugby program, having previously attended Douglas College on a golf scholarship in New Westminster, British Columbia. He and his UBC teammates won two consecutive Rounsefell Cups in 2016 and 2017. For two years in a row, Brock was the leading points scorer in the British Columbia Rugby Union Men's premiership.[2]
In 2016, Staller was called-up by Francois Ratier to represent the Canadian men's national team during the Americas Rugby Championship. He earned his first cap in a win against Brazil, started in the non-capped loss to Argentina XV, and closed out the tournament with a start at fullback defeating Chile.[3]
On 3 November 2017 it was announced that Staller would be joining the Seattle Seawolves for their inaugural season in Major League Rugby.[4]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of 1 March 2020
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR 2018 | Seattle Seawolves | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| MLR 2019 | Seattle Seawolves | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2020 | Seattle Seawolves | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 0 | 307 | 1 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Brock Staller Seattle Seawolves Player Profile". Seattle Seawolves Rugby. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "UBC repeats as Rounsefell Cup champions". UBC Rugby. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Canada smash Chile in Santiago". Americas Rugby News. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Seawolves add Canadian international Brock Staller". Americas Rugby News. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Seattle Seawolves players
- Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia
- Rugby union players from British Columbia
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian rugby union players
- Meraloma Rugby players