TOMASIN Steve

United States of America

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 25 Sep 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.80/5'10''

Place of birth: REDDING, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : SAN DIEGO, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men USA United States	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M06 USA United States 19 KEN Kenya 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M11 USA United States 19 IRL Ireland 17	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M22 GBR Great Britain 26 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M25 CAN Canada 14 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
2	Men	2019
5	Men	2016/2017
6	Men	2018
7	Men	2020

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
3	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
4	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
6	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
4	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN
6	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
8	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE
9	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE
15	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	London, GBR
4	Men	2017	London, GBR
6	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
5	Men	2017	Paris, FRA
6	Men	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
4	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
6	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
6	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL
11	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
4	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN
9	Men	2018	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA
6	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
7	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA
9	Men	2019	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA
3	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
5	Men	2020	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Nickname:

Steve (world.rugby, 01 Jan 2018)

Hobbies:

Travelling. (Instagram profile, 06 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Human Movement Studies - San Diego State University, United States of America

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Mike Friday [national], ENG

Position style:

Forward (goffrugbyreport.com, 04 Mar 2020)

Other sports:

He has also represented the United States of America in rugby union [15-a-side], making his international debut against the Russian Federation in 2016. He also played 15-a-side rugby for San Diego State University in the United States of America. (usa.rugby, 09 Dec 2018)

Debut:

2013 for United States of America, in Gold Coast, Australia (teamusa.org, 01 Oct 2019)

Injuries:

He missed three of the 2017/18 World Series stops due to a knee injury. (rugbytoday.com, 20 Mar 2018)

In late 2015 he tore the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee during a tournament in Australia. He recovered in around six months. (pressdemocrat.com, 06 Jul 2016)

Start:

He began playing rugby at age 16 with his cousin Michael Tomasin at Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, CA, United States of America. He also played baseball and American football at high school. (usa.rugby, 09 Dec 2018)

Reason:

He grew up around rugby as his uncles and cousins played the sport. After high school, he was invited to try out for the San Diego State football team, but due to his height he did not think he would make the team, so he focused on rugby instead. He initially played with the Santa Rosa Rugby Club before playing at college. (usa.rugby, 09 Dec 2018; National Team Facebook page, 31 May 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (National Team Facebook page, 31 May 2019)

Award:

He was named in the Dream Team for the 2018/19 World Sevens Series. (fbcnews.com.fj, 03 Jun 2019)

In March 2019 he was the recipient of USA Rugby's inaugural Unsung Hero Award. The biannual award, named in honour of US rugby pioneer Jon Prusmack, is given to athletes who have made significant contributions to the US men's or women's sevens sides. (planet7s.com, 05 Mar 2019)

He was named Ramblin' Jesters Young Sevens Player of the Month for February 2017. (goffrugbyreport.com, 28 Feb 2017)

In 2013 he was named Collegiate All-American in both rugby union [15-a-side] and rugby sevens. (usa.rugby, 09 Dec 2018)

General Interest

General
CHANGE OF POSITION
He tried out as a halfback for the US team for the 2016 Olympic Games, but did not make the Rio squad. He has since changed position to hooker. "So my job is to kind of playmake within the forwards and let the other two, the big fellas, do the hard running and the line running. Then I try to finish off what they start." (pressdemocrat.com, 19 Jul 2018)

CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY
He says the rugby community in the United States of America is a familiar and supportive network. "The best single thing about rugby is the brotherhood you get, a sense of community. In America the rugby community is very tight-knit, everyone seems to know each other which is something that I love. There's always competition in terms of who's trying to make teams, but it's never a case of putting one person over another, putting one person down to elevate yourself." (National Team Facebook page, 31 May 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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