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Jason Keyter

Full name

Jason Christopher Keyter

Date of birth

December 20, 1973 (age 50)

Place of birth

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Height

5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

Weight

212 lb (96 kg)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Centre / Wing
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1992–95	Harlequin		()
1995–96	Bristol		()
1996–00	Harlequin		()
2000–01	Roma		()
2003–04	Rotherham		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2000–03	United States	17	(13)

Jason Christopher Keyter (born December 20, 1973) is a South African-born English former professional rugby union player who represented the United States in international rugby.

Early life

Born in Port Elizabeth, Keyter moved to England with his mother at the age of 12.^[1]

Keyter's step-brother Mark Venner was a rugby union player who captained Henley Hawks.^[1]

Rugby union career

A three-quarter, Keyter came through the Harlequins youth system and captained the club's colts side, before progressing into the firsts at age 19. He left in 1995 to play for Bristol, but ended up back at Harlequins and played there until 2000, when he was amongst those released in a large culling of the list by new coach Zinzan Brooke, despite having received player of the season honours at the end of year awards.^[1]^[2]

Keyter had a stint with Italian club Roma, then played for Rotherham in the 2003–04 season.^[1]

In 2005, Keyter was playing for amateur club Esher when he tested positive for cocaine.^[3] He claimed to be a victim of drink spiking during a night out in the West End.^[4] Initially given a 12-month ban by the RFU, Keyter's ban was extended by another 12-months in an appeal hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[5]

Keyter returned to rugby briefly once his ban ended, turning out for Newquay Hornets.^[6]

International rugby

Keyter, an England underage representative player, had a grandfather hailing from Milwaukee, making him eligible to play for the United States.^[7]

Debuting against Wales at Millennium Stadium in 2000, Keyter played with the national team up to the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he bowed up with two tournament appearances, against Scotland and France. He had 17 total caps for the United States.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Glover, Tim (September 16, 2001). "Keyter strikes a balance after capital losses". The Independent.
^ "Keyter is happy to wait for his chance". Horncastle Target. December 5, 1996.
^ Souster, By Mark (October 18, 2006). "IRB ruined my career, says banned American". The Times.
^ "Drugs ban for ex-Quin". Richmond and Twickenham Times. January 20, 2006.
^ "2-year ban for rugby player". News24. September 4, 2008.
^ "'I can guarantee his team-mates will forget him,' say those who know". The Independent. January 25, 2009.
^ "Jason Keyter". BBC News. September 24, 2003.
^ "United States of America". The Guardian. October 6, 2003.

External links

Jason Keyter at ESPNscrum

v t e United States squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup
Forwards	Clever Dorsey Fifita Gouws Gross Hodges Khasigian Klerck Liddington Lyle MacDonald Parker Schubert Tarpoff Waasdorp Wyatt
Backs	Buchholz Cross Dalzell Eloff Emerick Fee Hercus Keyter Kjar Sherman Sika Timoteo Van Zyl Wilfley
Head coach: Billups

Early life

Rugby union career

International rugby

See also

References

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