Alex Toolis
| Full name | Alexander William Toolis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||
| School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Ben Toolis (twin-brother) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| GPS Old Boys | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013– 2014 2015 |
Edinburgh → London Irish → Glasgow Warriors |
24 1 1 |
(10) (0) (0) |
| correct as of 24 April 2014. | |||
Alex Toolis (born 31 March 1992) is an Australian-born rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro12. He primarily plays at lock. He is eligible to represent Scotland as his mother, Linda, is from Carluke in Lanarkshire.[1]
Early life
Alex was born in Brisbane, Australia. [1]
Rugby career
Toolis arrived in Edinburgh, August 2013 after competing in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition playing for GPS Old Boys, where he helped GPS reach consecutive Premier Grade finals. He was also in the ARU's National Academy where he played in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup with his twin brother, Ben. He was also selected to play for the Queensland 'A' side in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup. Prior to this, he also played volleyball for Queensland.[1]
In November 2013, both twins were signed by London Irish on a short-term loan from Edinburgh Rugby. Toolis made his debut on 17 November 2013 against the Northampton Saints at Madjeski Stadium in London, where he started in the second row with his brother. This was the first time that London Irish had a pair of twins starting at the lock position.[2]
Alongside his twin brother, he went into the club’s Elite Development Player (EDP) programme and graduated to a full contract at the start of season 2014–15, having made his debut off the bench against Zebre Rugby the previous season. He was briefly on loan to Glasgow Warriors. He made his debut off the bench against Munster, midway through his second season.
He played one match on loan with Glasgow Warriors in the 2014–15 season and is part of the celebrated 52 players used that season when the Warriors won the Pro 12 league.
He played alongside his twin, in the second row, for the first time for Edinburgh Rugby in the away win over Benetton Rugby Treviso in September 2015. They were the first brothers to do so since Tim and Sep Visser in 2012, and the first set of twins to do so for the club in the professional era. They were the first twins to start a match together for the home side in Scotland in the professional era, in January 2016 win over SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne.
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References
- 1 2 3 "Alex Toolis". edinburghrugby.org. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ↑ "London Irish sign Alex Toolis on short-term loan from Edinburgh".
External links
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