Paul Emerick

Paul Emerick (born January 24, 1980) is a USA international rugby player. In 2008 Emerick joined French club Bezier from Welsh regional side Newport Gwent Dragons. His position is centre or fullback. Emerick played his university rugby with the Northern Iowa Panthers, then Chicago Lions. He moved to Italian rugby in the 2004-05 season joining Amatori Catania. In the summer of 2006 Emerick completed a move to Celtic League side Newport Gwent Dragons, the side he helped knock out of the Heineken Cup in a playoff a few months earlier with Overmach Parma.

Emerick was first capped by the USA Eagles in April 2003 against Spain and as of September 2007 Emerick has been capped 25 times scoring 8 tries (40 points).

Emerick received a yellow card in the closing minutes of the Eagles' 2007 World Cup match against England for a spear tackle on England's Olly Barkley which sent the English flyhalf flipping through the air, landing dangerously around his head. Emerick was subsequently suspended for five weeks, ruling him out of the remaining World Cup campaign.

References

also Paul Emerick has been picked for the Barbarians v australia match this month.He's not playing for Beziers, he's currently engaged with his former team Overmach Parma

External links

* [http://www.newportgwentdragons.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=173720 Newport profile]
* [http://www.usarugby.org/default.asp]
* [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=14624&includeref=dynamic]