Nathan Bombrys

Nathan Bombrys is the Managing Director of the Glasgow Warriors, a professional Scottish rugby union club playing in the Pro 12.

Bombrys is from the state of Michigan in the United States. He began playing rugby at Syracuse University, where he captained the team.[1] Bombrys played rugby for 17 years, and also qualified as a referee.[2]

Bombrys worked with the London Towers basketball program. After that, he spent seven years overseeing commercial operations at Sale Sharks in the English Premiership, and then worked as the head of the commercial department at the Scottish Rugby Union's headquarters.[3]

Bombrys began working with the Glasgow Warriors in 2011. One of his first projects was to oversee Glasgow's move from Firhill Stadium to Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow's west end. Since making the move, the Warriors have gone from 700 season tickets to over 3,500 season tickets.[4] The Warriors have also seen on-field success during Bombrys' tenure, finishing in the Pro 12 top four in 2012 and 2013, and reaching the final in 2014 and becoming Pro12 champions in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors: Michigan man Nathan Bombrys aiming high", BBC Sport, Jamie Lyall, 23 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bombrys swaps SRU for Warriors", Herald Scotland, Keven Ferrle, 16 November 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Bombrys swaps SRU for Warriors", Herald Scotland, Keven Ferrle, 16 November 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow Warriors: Michigan man Nathan Bombrys aiming high", BBC Sport, Jamie Lyall, 23 April 2015.
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