Maurice Longbottom
Australian rugby union player
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Maurice Longbottom (born 30 January 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.[1]
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| Born | 30 January 1995 La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Matraville Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International career
Longbottom played some matches for the South Sydney Rabbitohs junior squad, but was described as "too small for senior footy".[2][3] Longbottom's performance in the Oktoberfest Sevens drew the attention of Australia rugby sevens team coach Andy Friend.[4]
Longbottom was a member of the Australian men's rugby sevens squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-0 in the quarterfinal.[5] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7]
In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
Personal life
Longbottom is a Dharawal.[10] He once expressed that he wants to inspire the next generation of Indigenous athletes.[11]
