Nick Malouf
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Anglican Church Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Malouf (born 19 March 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union player who plays as a back for the Australia national sevens team.
International career[edit]
In his early career, he formally played for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers for the 2017–18 season. He began playing the sport for the University of Queensland rugby club in the flanker position.[1] Malouf later joined the Australian sevens team in 2012 after helping Australia's international development side the Aussie Thunderbolts to a win at the Noosa International Sevens Festival.[2]
Malouf made his World Rugby Sevens Series debut in Dubai in 2012.[3] In June 2017 is when he signed to play over in England for the Leicester Tigers.[4] His form earned him a try of the week award against Gloucester in round three of the competition.[5] Malouf later departed England to rejoin the Australian sevens program ahead of the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] He represented Australia at the 2016 Olympic Games.
Malouf was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal.[6] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Jones, Jake (18 May 2018). "Nick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens". The Rugby Paper. UK. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams win Noosa International Sevens". Reds Rugby. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Nick Malouf". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers sign Aussies Sevens back Nick Malouf". Leicester Mercury. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 3 Winner)". YouTube.com.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Williamson, Nathan (5 September 2022). "Sevens sides confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "GAME BY GAME: Australia Women claim Sevens World Cup, Men finish fourth". www.rugby.com.au. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links[edit]
- Nick Malouf at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Nick Malouf at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Nick Malouf at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Nick Malouf at Olympics.com
- Nick Malouf at Olympedia
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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