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Garrett Bender

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Position
  
Forward

Club / team
  
Caps

Height
  
1.93 m

Years
  
Club / team

Caps
  
(points)

Weight
  
104 kg

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Date of birth
  
(1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 25)

Place of birth
  
Minneapolis, MN, United States

Profiles

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Garrett Bender (born December 2, 1991) is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team.

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Bender was born and grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Minneapolis Washburn High School where he played several sports; in American football he was team captain, All-Conference, All-Metro, and ranked third in state in tackles; he also captained his high school rugby team to the Minnesota High School State Championship. Bender joined the Youngbloodz rugby team, where he was coached by Sam Robinson, who played an important part in Bender's rugby development.

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Bender was recruited and offered a scholarship in 2010 to play American football as a linebacker for the NCAA Division II St. Cloud State Huskies. Bender, however, decided to focus on playing rugby.

Bender signed a contract in early 2012 to play rugby for the U.S. national team. Bender was part of the U.S. squad at the 2015 Pan American Games that qualified to play in the 2016 Olympics.

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Personal

Bender is the son of Michael Bender and Sue Marcks-Bender. He has one brother, Brant.


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References

Garrett Bender Wikipedia


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