Mungo Mason Explained

Birth Date:1995 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Carluke, Scotland
Height:6feet
Weight:218lb[1]
Ru Position:Flanker / Number 8
Ru Amateuryears:2017–2018
2019
Ru Amateurclubs:Chicago Lions
Bay of Plenty Ngawha
Ru Clubyears:2018
2018–2019
2020–2021
2020
2022–
Ru Proclubs:San Diego Legion
Edinburgh
Old Glory DC
Warringah Rats
Ru Clubcaps:0
1
17
9
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
(0)
(20)
(20)
Repsevensyears1:2018–2019
Repsevensteam1:Scotland
Repsevenscomp1:2
School:Tauranga High School
University:University of Waikato
Chicago-Kent College of Law

Mungo Mason (born 4 October 1995) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker (back row) for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR).[2] [3] [4] He previously played for the San Diego Legion in the MLR and Edinburgh in the Pro14.[5]

Early life

Born in Carluke, Scotland. His mother is Helen Mason a Senior Executive Director Commissioning at Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria.[6] Mason was raised in New Zealand having moved to Tauranga aged 2 and lived in New Zealand until 2017[7] when Mungo moved to the United States to further his studies at Chicago-Kent College of Law upon the completion to his LLB degree at the University of Waikato through Sir Edmund Hillary scholarship.[8] [9]

Professional career

While at Waikato, he was signed to play in the fledgling Major League Rugby competition in 2018 for San Diego Legion before moving to Scotland where Mason was selected to play for Scotland in the 2018-19 World Rugby Sevens Series.[7] [10] He joined Old Glory DC in 2020, where he was a co-captain of the team wearing the number 7. After the 2021 season, he left to attend the University of Oxford for a Master of Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at St Cross College.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mungo Mason: Old Glory Rugby. Oldglorydc.com. 12 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Mungo Mason. Oldglorydc.com. 12 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Mungo Mason returns to MLR with Old Glory. Americanrugbynews.com. 5 December 2019. 12 November 2021.
  4. Web site: "Mason over the moon at joining Old Glory". Scrummagazine.com. 12 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Old Glory DC is proud to welcome former San Diego Legion and Scottish Rugby Union player Mungo Mason to the 2020 squad. 5 December 2019. Oldglorydc.com. 12 November 2021.
  6. News: The pandemic chased these rugby players home. Nearly a year later, it colored their return.. The Washington Post. 12 November 2021.
  7. Web site: Mungo Mason. Scottishrugby.org. 12 November 2021.
  8. Web site: Old Glory DC Signs Mungo Mason. Djcoilrugby.com. 5 December 2019. 12 November 2021.
  9. Web site: Rugby, law and travel - an unbeatable mix. Waikato.ac.nz. 12 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Mungo Mason. Espnscrum.com. 12 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Mungo Mason departs Old Glory for Oxford. Americanrugbynews.com. 20 August 2021. 12 November 2021.