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| Born | February 12, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 21, 2020 (aged 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcos Flegmann (February 12, 1990 – December 21, 2020) was a Mexican-born American rugby union and rugby league player who had 14 official caps (appearances) with the Mexico Serpientes. Flegmann held the Mexican record for the most official test matches in a row with 14; he had not missed any games with Mexico since his first cap. He was also the captain of the USARL 2015 National Champions the Boston Thirteens. [1] He was noted for once eating a whole wheel of chocolate-covered Gruyère cheese during halftime of international play. His entrance music during Boston games was " Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly. [2]
Flegmann also played rugby union with the 2016 USA Rugby National Champions Mystic River Rugby Club in the American Rugby Premiership.
Death
Flegmann died after battling bone cancer on December 21, 2020. [3]
Teams
Rugby union
- Babson College (2008-2012)
- Boston Rugby Football Club (2012-2016)
- Black Thunder Rugby (2010–Present)
- Randwick DRUFC (2011) [4]
- Mexico U-19 (2008-2009)
- Mexico national rugby union team (2013–Present)
- Mystic River Rugby Club (2016–present)
Rugby league
- Boston Thirteens (2012–present)
- United States national rugby league team (vs Leeds Rhinos) [5]
References
- ^ "Marcos Is Made For It". May 31, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
- ^ "Boston Rugby - Flegmann".
- ^ "Obituary - Marcos Flegmann". www.dignitymemorial.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ http://www.randwickrugby.com.au/images/stories/files/21%20may%20team%20lists%20randwick%20vs%20southern%20districts.pdf Team lists Randwick RUFC
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos crush USA Hawks match report". Rugby league Planet. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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- 1990 births
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- American rugby league players
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- Boston 13s captains
- Boston 13s players
- Boston RFC players
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- Mexico international rugby union players
- Mystic River Rugby players
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- United States national rugby league team players
- Deaths from bone cancer in the United States
- Randwick DRUFC players
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