Jonathan Richard Gagiano (born 4 October 1985 in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

) is a South African born, American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player. "JJ" plays flank for the USA Eagle XV side. He was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. "JJ" plays his club rugby for Eastern Province Kings

Eastern Province Kings

The Eastern Province Kings are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments and are governed by the Eastern Province Rugby Union...

 in South Africa. His debut for the USA Eagles XV was in 2008 against Uruguay.

External links

• Player Profile eaglesxv.com
• Player Profile USA Rugby
• JJ Gagiano at ESPN Scrum