Luke Hume (born 26 January 1988), nicknamed the "Bald Eagle", is an American former rugby union and

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footballer who plays for the

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and USA 7s rugby teams. He currently plays

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and

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for

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(RUNY) in

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(MLR). Hume also played for French club

RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale. They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...

in the

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during the 2013–14 season. He formerly played rugby league with the

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Background

Hume was born in Sydney, Australia.

Rugby league

Originally from

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, Hume moved to New York City where he began playing rugby league for the New York Knights in the

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. In 2009, his first year with the team, he led the Knights to a league championship and was awarded AMNRL MVP. Hume typically played . Hume scored a hat trick and earned man of the match honours in a 38–20 USA Tomahawks victory over the Ireland A side in the Donnybrook Cup. In September 2013, Hume was called up to the Tomahawks World Cup squad but had to withdraw after sustaining a broken leg.

Rugby union

Hume debuted for the Eagles in June 2012 in a loss to Canada during which he scored a try. Hume played club rugby union for Old Blue in New York. In rugby sevens, Hume debuted for the U.S. national team in 2012, and helped the USA qualify for the

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during the 2012 NACRA Sevens. Hume was signed to a contract by the U.S. national team for 2013. In August 2013 Hume began playing for Gloucester A as part of a trial, scoring two tries in his first two matches for the A side team. Despite strong performances, Gloucester were unable to sign Hume for the 2013–14 season, but were keen on the possibility of Hume returning for the following season. In January 2014 Hume signed a contract for

until the end of the season under the 'Medical Joker' rule making two appearances for the side. Hume left Narbonne at the end of his first season with the club, to pursue other opportunities in professional rugby.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hume, Luke 1988 births Living people American people of Australian descent American rugby league players American rugby union players Dual-code rugby internationals New York Knights players People educated at Endeavour Sports High School Rugby union players from Sydney Rugby union wings Rugby New York players Sportsmen from New South Wales United States international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players United States international rugby union players United States national rugby league team players RC Narbonne players American expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century Australian sportsmen

Background

Rugby league

Rugby union

See also

References