Mike Hercus
| Date of birth | June 6, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 13 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Church of England Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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1992–94, 2007-08 2008–2009 2009 2010 |
Belmont Shore IBM Big Blue Sunshine Coast Stingrays Gordon RFC |
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Correct as of January 12, 2015
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 |
Sale Sharks Llanelli Scarlets Dragons |
22 23 13 |
((125) (182) (11)) |
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Correct as of January 12, 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002-2009 | United States | 48 | ((465)) |
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Correct as of September 23, 2011
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Mike Hercus (born June 6, 1979) is an American retired rugby union player who played at fly-half for the United States national team and several top level professional clubs around the globe.
Hercus is the USA Eagles' all-time leading scorer with 465 points, and is the leading scorer for the U.S. in Rugby World Cups with 77 points. He is currently 20th all-time on the international scoring list, an accomplishment considering the limited international schedule the USA plays when compared to major rugby playing nations. At the time of his final match, Hercus was the Eagles' all-time most capped back.
Hercus was born in Falls Church, Virginia, but his parents returned to their native Australia where he was brought up and educated at Shore School North Sydney. He started in their first XV for two years and was captained by Phil Waugh when they were in year 12. He played for the Australian schoolboys rugby union team and later progressed to the Australian under 21 side.
The American national team, the USA Eagles, gave him a route into international rugby union. Hercus made his debut for the U.S. national team in 2002. Hercus played in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, scoring 51 points for the Eagles.
Hercus played at Sale Sharks for two seasons as Charlie Hodgson's understudy before moving to Llanelli Scarlets. There Hercus was able to secure a starting position at fly-half during the season, a position which he maintained in the 2006 Powergen Cup final (which saw the Scarlets lose to London Wasps 26-10). Hercus moved to the Newport Gwent Dragons in the summer of 2006 when it was announced that Welsh international fly-half Stephen Jones was to move to the Scarlets.
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