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Kevin Swiryn (born December 16, 1984) is an American
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player, who played professionally for
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in the French
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. Swiryn played at both
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and
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.


Early life

Swiryn was born in
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. He started playing rugby when he was 19 years old after the
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program at
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was cut. He went on to be named to the All-American Team, where he
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ed the squad in 2008.


Professional career

Swiryn's national team debut was on May 31, 2009 against
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. He was selected to tour with the
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for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. He also made the U.S. squad for the
2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup, was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The World Rugby, International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japa ...
. Swiryn temporarily retired at the end of 2011-12 Top 14 season due to persistent injuries, but returned a couple of years later. Swiryn also played for the
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. He came back to international duties in 2015 with the U.S. national rugby sevens team during their Olympic run, ahead of the 2016 Rio Games.


References


Player Profile USA Rugby
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110727182941/http://web.usarugby.org/cgi-bin/viadesto/natteams/mnt/15ProfileDetail.pl?playerId=423 {{DEFAULTSORT:Swiryn, Kevin 1984 births Living people United States international rugby union players United States international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players 2011 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union centres Rugby union wings SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players American expatriate rugby union players in France Sportspeople from San Jose, California Rugby union players from California