Tom Robertson (rugby union)

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Tomas Robertson
Full name Tomas Robertson
Date of birth (1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Wellington, NSW, Australia
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Weight 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) [1]
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2014–
2014–15
Sydney University
Sydney Stars
28
5
(10)
(20)
correct as of 24 April 2016.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2016– Waratahs 2 (5)
correct as of 24 April 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012
2014
Australian Schoolboys
Australia U20

3

(5)

Tom Robertson (born 28 August 1994) is an Australian rugby union football player. He currently plays for the Waratahs in Super Rugby,[2] and the Sydney Stars in the National Rugby Championship. Robertson's position is prop, and he can play on either tight-head or loose-head side.

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Early life

Robertson was born in Wellington, New South Wales,[1] and spent his early years in Dubbo where he played junior rugby for the Dubbo Kangaroos.[3] He later attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill,[2] where he played in the 1st XV rugby team as a loose-head prop. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys side in 2012, winning the Trans-Tasman Shield in New Zealand.[4]

Career

After joining the Sydney University rugby club and making his debut in the Shute Shield, Robertson was selected to represent Australia at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship hosted by New Zealand.[1][5] Later that year he was chosen in the Sydney Stars squad to compete in the inaugural National Rugby Championship.[1]

Robertson began studying for a medical degree at Sydney University in 2016,[2] and also signed a contract with the NSW Waratahs for the 2016 season.[6] He made his debut for the Waratahs against the Highlanders on 18 March 2016 and scored a try on debut.[7][8]

References

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