| Born | Nakai Penny (1996-04-04)4 April 1996 (age 29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Penticton Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nakai Penny (born 4 April 1996) is a Canadianrugby union player who plays forSeattle Seawolves inMajor League Rugby (MLR). His usual position isflanker (As of 2018[update]).
Penny previously played for theUniversity of British Columbia Thunderbirds andWestshore RFC in theBC Premier League competition.
Penny was born inPenticton,British Columbia in the southern interior of British Columbia. He played his high school rugby with the Penticton Secondary Lakers. In 2014 Penny moved to Vancouver to play for theUBC Thunderbirds rugby squad.[1]
Penny played three seasons with the University of British Columbia, winning three consecutive Rounsefell Cups, the British Columbia provincial championship. Following his career with UBC, Penny suited up with Westshore RFC in theBritish Columbia Premiership. In 2017 he was selected to play for theBC Bears squad in theCanadian Rugby Championship. BC went on to win their first MacTier Cup in eight years.
In 2016, Penny was selected to represent the Canadian under-20 side in the2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy qualifier against the United States. He started at openside flanker for the Canadians. The American side converted a long range penalty on the last play of the game to take a 19-18 win.[2]
On 3 January 2018 it was announced that Penny would be joining theSeattle Seawolves for their inaugural season inMajor League Rugby.[3]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR 2018 | Seattle Seawolves | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2019 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MLR 2020 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| MLR 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MLR 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |