Nick Civetta (born November 5, 1989) is an American professional rugby player currently playing for the Newcastle Falcons. He has three caps for the USA Selects, and has played for the full United States national rugby union team. Civetta plays as a second row and can also play in the back row.Civetta was born in White Plains, New York. Civetta's rugby career began at 18 when he began playing for the University of Notre Dame Rugby Football Club. He started every match for their senior team from 2007 to 2011. He was named an All-American his junior and senior year. Civetta graduated with a B.S in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, and a M.S. in Geotechnical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Wikipedia