Rick “Cardo” Medina
Date of Birth – 07/19/1969
Coaching and Playing History within the Texas Rugby Union
PLAYING CAREER
COLLEGE RUGBY
Texas Tech University: 1987–91; Captain,1991-92
CLUB RUGBY
Austin Blacks Rugby: 1994-present; 1st Team starting scrumhalf, 1994-2012; 1st team squad through 2015; 1st Team Captain 1997-2002; 2nd and 3rd side 2016-present
REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY
TRU Select Side: 1994–2007, more than 80 matches; Captain – 1998–2003
Western Select Side: 1995–2004; 2-time USA Rugby Select Side Champs; Captain 1997, 2005
Western Select Side 7’s – 2007
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
Spanish Rugby Union Squad: 1999, 2007
Team America: 2002,2005
Atlantis USA 7’s: 2007–11; Captain – 2010
COACHING RUGBY
USA Collegiate All American 7’s Assistant Coach – 2009
Texas Collegiate High Performance Head Coach – 2010
Lake Travis High School Rugby: Started the program – 2011; Coach 2011-present
Mexico 7’s Assistant Coach: 2010-11
Texas High Performance Head Coach U19 – 2013–19
Texas Collegiate All Stars – 2017
