John Cullen

John Cullen (born May 16, 1990 in La Mirada, California) is an American rugby union athlete who plays for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Utah Warriors in the MLR and the United States national rugby union team as a lock. He currently coaches alongside fellow USA Eagle Tim Maupin at Des Moines Rugby Club. Located in West Des Moines, Iowa, both John and Tim are working to turn the club into an MLR academy team. In recent years, the club has made great strides and are on the come up. John was selected to tour with the USA Selects for the 2013 and 2014 Americas Rugby Championship, and most recently for the 2014 End of Year Tour of Europe. His debut with the Eagles was in November 2014 against Romania, and he earned his first starting cap against Tonga. He was called in to train at the Summer 2014 High-Performance Camp with the Men's Eagles Sevens team.