Zack Test, 2x Olympian & USA 7's Coach

The People of Rugby · Oct 11, 2026 · 2h 25m

From a Bay Area kid who broke his nose at his first rugby practice to head coach of the USA Men's Sevens, Zack Test has lived several rugby lives. He walked on at Oregon football, snapped his ankle at the U20 World Cup, and chose rugby, which took him to Loughborough University and the Sevens circuit. He then played in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. A traumatic brain injury in his first fifteens game back ended his playing career at 27.

Zack shares his story, along with how he rebuilt his life through coaching. We cover his path from San Diego State to the San Diego…