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Corey Toole

Corey Toole

Australian rugby union player

Corey Toole (born 7 March 2000) is an Australian rugby union and rugby sevens player. He plays domestically with the Brumbies in the Super Rugby. From Wagga Wagga, New South Wales,[3][2] Toole played for Wagga Waratahs Rugby Club[2] and the Gungahlin Eagles[4] before joining the Brumbies Academy.[5] Toole has also represented the ACT Schoolboys at Nationals.[2]

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Rugby union career

Rugby sevens

Toole made his sevens debut at the first event of the 2021–22 World Rugby Sevens Series,[6][7] scoring four tries including two in the Fifth place final victory against Great Britain (35–21).[8] Since debuting for Australia at the first event in Dubai, Toole has become one of the most important players for them, racking up the most tries in the series (27)[1] and three impact player awards (Málaga,[9] Seville,[10] Singapore).[11] Following the fifth sevens event (10 April 2022), Toole held the most "Total Impact" points with 292, thirty-three points above second place Terry Kennedy (Ireland).[12] Going into the final event of the 2021–22 series (Los Angeles), Toole remains the highest "Total Impact" points holder with 430, just fourteen points ahead of Terry Kennedy.

In March 2022 Rugby Australia (RA) announced that Toole had signed to stay with the Men's Australia sevens team until the end of the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, which would see him play in both the Sevens World Cup and the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and would see him play full-time with the ACT Brumbies from 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season onwards.[13][3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Toole helped Australia to a fourth-place finish, one placing better than the previous tournament (2018).[14][15] Toole scored two tries throughout the tournament.[16] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[17][18]

Rugby union

In September 2022, Toole officially signed a two-year deal to the ACT Brumbies on a full-time basis.[19] Toole made his official debut for the team in the first round of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against Australian rivals New South Wales Waratahs at Sydney Football Stadium. Scoring at a crucial time in the match, and the final try for the ACT Brumbies in the game, Toole's try put the ACT Brumbies into a nine-point lead at the fifty-eighth minute mark.[20][21]

International career

Toole played for the Australia A team against Tonga on 14 July 2023 in the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-ups, scoring one try. Australia A lost 27–21 in Nukuʻalofa.[22][23]

Statistics

As of 14 May 2023.

Rugby sevens statistics

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Honours

Australia

References

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    "Corey Toole". world.rugby. World Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    Grey, Lachlan (10 July 2018). "Waratahs flyer Corey Toole scores blinder for ACT Schoolboys at nationals – Video". The Daily Advertiser.
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    Wenzel, Murray (15 March 2022). "Toole commits to Sevens Comm Games push". The Queenslander.
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    Moran, Rachel (9 July 2021). "Corey Toole is the Gungahlin Eagles flyer 'we could see in the next Olympics'". The Canberra Times.
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    "Pathways". act.rugby.
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    Malone, Matt (18 November 2021). "Wagga rugby product Corey Toole to make debut for Australia at next month's Dubai Sevens". The Daily Advertiser.
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    "Dubai Squads". world.rugby. World Rugby.
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    "Australia – Great Britain – World Rugby Sevens Series". world.rugby. World Rugby.
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    "DHL Impact Player". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022.
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    "DHL Impact Player". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022.
  11. [11]
    @WorldRugby7s (10 April 2022). "An integral day two performance from @Aussie7s' Corey Toole, gave him the edge to lead the #ImpactPlayer standings in Singapore @DHLRugby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. [12]
    @WorldRugby7s (10 April 2022). "Corey Toole is massive for this @Aussie7s side! @DHLRugby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Williamson, Nathan (15 March 2022). "Corey Toole signs full-time deal with Australian Sevens". rugby.com.au.
  14. [14]
    "Kiwis Relegate Men's Rugby 7s To Games Fourth". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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    "Tool Time Helps 7s Men Into Games Semi". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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    "Corey Toole – Commonwealth Games". results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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    Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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    "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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    "ACT Brumbies sign Sevens flyer Corey Toole". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia (RA). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
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    "Crafty Brumbies edge Waratahs in Super Rugby opener despite Max Jorgensen double". Guardian Australia. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    Payten, Iain (25 February 2023). "Waratahs shattered after Bell injury adds to toll of opening loss". The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Retrieved 25 February 2023.
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    Tora, Iliesa (14 July 2023). "Tonga defeats Australia A to start their pre-World Cup build up". Radio New Zealand (RNZ).
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    "Tonga beat Australia A ahead of Rugby World Cup". espn.com.au. 14 July 2023.


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