Tom English (rugby union)
Australian rugby player
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Tom English (born 8 March 1993) is an Australian former professional rugby player, who played for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby. English played as a centre or winger.
8 March 1993
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| Born | Tom English 8 March 1993 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Waverley College, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
Rugby sevens
English is a former Australia Sevens representative.[1] In 2011, he was named at inside centre for Sydney University in the final of the Shute Shield. The side was to be captained by Rebels flanker Tim Davidson.[2]
Rebels
In late 2012 English joined the Melbourne Rebels Extended Playing Squad.[3] He stayed with the Rebels into 2013[4] and was named on the bench to play the Western Force in Round 1[5] and ACT Brumbies for Round 2[6] but didn't play.[7] He made his Super Rugby debut when he replaced inside center Rory Sidey against the Reds in Round 4.[8] Seven weeks later he started on the right wing[3][9] and played 58 minutes before being replaced by Lachlan Mitchell.[10]
In 2014, English faced competition for a place in the Rebels centers from Mitch Inman and New Zealand import Tamati Ellison.[11]
In May 2014 English was invited to train with the Wallaby squad preparing for series against France.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 12 September 2020[12]
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