Eric Swanson
Eric Swanson came to rugby while playing football at Cal, toured Australia and New Zealand with the Bears in 1971, and helped establish the Old Blues after graduation.
First recorded USA service · 1976
OMBAC club record
1970sPlayer
San Diego playing chapter · 1974–1976
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Enlarge ↗Eric SwansonEric Swanson — US Rugby Foundation portrait · US Rugby Foundation; photographer not identified
Club record & sources
These are recorded seasons and roles; they may not cover the person’s full time at the club.
Career résumé
Prop · Eagle #74 · 1 XV caps · USA XV
The OMBAC affiliation
Moved to San Diego in 1974 and played for OMBAC.
Published OMBAC evidence.
Photograph provenance
Eric Swanson — US Rugby Foundation portrait · US Rugby Foundation; photographer not identified
The national record
- USA fifteens
- 1 documented career record
National service & the OMBAC connection
Eric Swanson came to rugby while playing football at Cal, toured Australia and New Zealand with the Bears in 1971, and helped establish the Old Blues after graduation. He moved to San Diego in 1974, played for OMBAC, and started at prop in the first modern-era USA Eagles test against Australia in 1976. Later, in Colorado, he founded Kings’ Rugby Club and continued developing sevens.
Photographs