Tom English (rugby union)
![]() English in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Tom English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | sianna English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom English (born 8 March 1993) is an Australian rugby player, currently playing with the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby. English plays as a centre, however, he can play on the wing.
Rugby career
[edit]Rugby sevens
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 12 September 2020[12]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2013 | Rebels | 9 | 8 | 1 | 625 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1,239 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 934 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 762 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1,050 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1,139 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 856 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 AU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 97 | 89 | 8 | 6840 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "English earns his call up". Sydney University. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ "2011 Grand Final Teams". Sydney University. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b Rebels Media Unit (26 April 2013). "Rebels make three changes for Crusaders" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Tom English Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Rebels Media Unit (12 February 2013). "Rebels Round One team announcement" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ Rebels Media Unit (20 February 2013). "Rebels Round Two team announcement" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 30–23 Force". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 13–23 Reds". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Fairbairn, Pete (28 April 2013). "Rebels Beaten, But Can Hold Heads High" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 30–26 Rebels". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Snowden, Darren (16 February 2014). "The Contenders – Centres" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
External links
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