Chris Malone
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| Full name | Christopher Malone | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 January 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)[1] | ||
| School | St. Stanislaus' College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Current status | |||
| Position(s) | Head Coach Sydney University | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 1999–2001 2001–02 2002–07 2003 2007–09 2009–11 |
Manly Sydney University Exeter Chiefs Bath Bristol (loan) Harlequins London Irish |
? ? 28 116 1 11 42 |
(?) (578) (311) (612) (?) (113) (254) |
| correct as of 7 May 2011. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| ? 2006 |
Australia U-21 Barbarians |
? 2 |
(?) (10) |
| correct as of 28 May 2006. | |||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2014– 2013– |
Sydney Stars Sydney University | ||
| correct as of 30 June 2014. | |||
Christopher "Chris" Malone (born 8 January 1978 in Sydney) is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He played as a fly-half in Sydney's Shute Shield competition and in the English Premiership for ten years.[1][2] Currently head coach of Sydney University, he was appointed as head coach of the Sydney Stars for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship in 2014.[2][3]
Family and early life
Chris Malone lived his early life in the small town of Coolah, New South Wales.[1] He attended St. Stanislaus' College in Bathurst from 1990–95.[4]
Rugby career
In Sydney, Malone started playing for the Manly club. He was selected for the Australian Under 19 and Under 21 representative teams.[1] In 1999 he joined the Sydney University club as a 21-year-old and played 1st Grade from 1999 to 2001, captaining the club to their first premiership in 29 years in 2001.[2]
Malone went to England to play for Exeter Chiefs in the Guinness Premiership for the 2001–02 season.[5] He then played for five seasons at Bath,[6] including a brief stint on loan to Bristol. He moved to Hampton in London's south-west in 2007 for two seasons with Harlequins,[7] and two seasons with London Irish.[1] Malone was Vice-Chairman of the Rugby Players' Association, and the players' representative for London Irish during his two seasons at the club.[4]
Coaching
Malone returned to Australia in 2011 after retiring from playing and was appointed the high performance coach of Sydney University, before assuming the head coach position for the 2013 season.[2] In 2014 he was named as the head coach of the Sydney Stars team, formed as a joint venture between Sydney University and Balmain Rugby Club, for the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship.[3]
External links
- "Chris Malone head coach". Sydney Uni Rugby.
- Club Statistics on It's Rugby
- "Chris Malone player profile". London Irish.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Chris Malone player profile". London Irish. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Chris Malone head coach". Sydney Uni Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- 1 2 "NRC update part 2: NSW Country and the Sydney teams". The Roar. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Chris Malone profile". Linkedin. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Pengelly, Martin (7 April 2007). "Drop-goal king Malone makes switch from Bath to Quins". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Chris Malone player profile". Bath Rugby. 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "Chris Malone player profile". Harlequins Rugby. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2014.