Cayo Nicolau Explained

Cayo Nicolau
Full Name:Cayo Simões Nicolau
Birth Date:24 September 1977
Birth Place:Belém, Brazil
Height:6 ft 3 in
Weight:215 lb
Position:Centre
Repyears1:2002–03
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:10

Cayo Simões Nicolau (born September 24, 1977) is a Brazilian-born former international rugby union player.[1]

Rugby career

Born in Belém, Nicolau was a Brazil junior World Cup representative, recruited by Middle Tennessee State University after they spotted him at a rugby sevens tournament in Dallas. He joined the university in 1998 on a rugby scholarship.[2]

Nicolau competed for the United States in 2002 and 2003. His first two appearances were off the bench and included a try against Japan in San Francisco during the 2003 Super Cup. He gained a further two caps in the 2003 Churchill Cup, as starting fly-half in their over Canada, then as a centre against England "A", scoring a try in the latter.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Região Norte sedia Campeonato Brasileiro Seven de Rugby . Portal do Holanda . 18 December 2013 . pt-br.
  2. News: Rugby team gets Brazilian . . September 13, 1998.
  3. News: Horak stars for England A . . 21 June 2003.