Tom_English_(rugby_union)

Tom English (rugby union)

Tom English (rugby union)

Australian rugby player

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.

Quick Facts Birth name, Date of birth ...

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]
More information Season, Team ...

References

  1. [1]
    "English earns his call up". Sydney University. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. [2]
    "2011 Grand Final Teams". Sydney University. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. [3]
    Rebels Media Unit (26 April 2013). "Rebels make three changes for Crusaders" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Tom English Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  5. [5]
    Rebels Media Unit (12 February 2013). "Rebels Round One team announcement" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. [6]
    Rebels Media Unit (20 February 2013). "Rebels Round Two team announcement" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  7. [7]
    "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 30–23 Force". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. [8]
    "SA Rugby Match Centre – Rebels 13–23 Reds". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. [9]
    Fairbairn, Pete (28 April 2013). "Rebels Beaten, But Can Hold Heads High" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  10. [10]
    "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 30–26 Rebels". South African Rugby Union. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. [11]
    Snowden, Darren (16 February 2014). "The Contenders – Centres" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  12. [12]
    "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Australian rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Tom_English_(rugby_union), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.