Dom Shipperley

Dom Shipperley
Full name Dominic Shipperley
Date of birth (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991
Place of birth Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2015− Melbourne Rising 6 (10)
correct as of 3 November 2015.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2011−14
2015−		 Reds
Rebels		 44
12		 (65)
(20)
correct as of 14 June 2015.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012
2010
2008		 Australia
Australia U20
Australian Schools		 3
4		 (0)
(15)3t
correct as of 30 September 2012.
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2010 Australia 3

Dominic "Dom" Shipperley (born 4 January 1991) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. After playing Super Rugby for the Queensland Reds from 2011 to 2014, he signed on to play for the Melbourne Rebels. His regular playing position is wing.

Early life

Shipperley was born in Redcliffe, Queensland. He attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee and in 2008 received an OP1 which is the highest possible mark that can be achieved in the Queensland Certificate of Education.[1] He played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2008,[2] and with the Brothers club in Brisbane.

Rugby career

Shipperley was selected for the Australian Sevens squad during the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series, playing in the Wellington, Adelaide, and Hong Kong tournanents in the team which finished the series in third place.[1][3]

As a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina, he scored a hat-trick of tries in the team's win against South Africa, with Australia finishing runner-up in the tournament.[1][4] He was also selected for the Under 20s squad in 2011, but did not travel to the tournament due to his Super Rugby commitments with the Queensland Reds.[1][5]

Shipperley made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds during the 2011 Super Rugby season against the Hurricanes.[6] His breakthrough year came in 2012, beginning in the first game of the Reds' season with his last-minute match winning try against the Waratahs. A 75-metre sprint beating six defenders to score ended a nine-year losing drought for the Reds in Sydney and earned Shipperley the Super Rugby Try of the Year accolade.[1] He started in all 17 matches for the Reds in 2012,[6] and won the Most Improved Player award for the Reds.[1]

Later in 2012 Shipperley received a starting Test debut for Australia against South Africa for the match in Perth after an injury forced out winger Drew Mitchell.[1] He went on to gain two further caps in the 2012 Rugby Championship.[7]

In June 2014 Shipperley signed a two-year deal to join the Melbourne Rebels beginning in 2015.[8] While playing for the Reds against the Rebels a few weeks later, he suffered a badly fractured and dislocated ankle requiring surgery with an expected 12–18 months recovery time.[9]

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 15 June 2015
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2011 Reds 6 2 4 274 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2012 Reds 17 17 0 1360 8 0 0 0 40 0 0
2013 Reds 11 8 3 621 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2014 Reds 10 8 2 598 2 0 0 0 10 0 0
2015 Rebels 12 12 0 960 4 0 0 0 20 0 0
Total 56 47 9 3813 17 0 0 0 85 0 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dom Shipperley". Reds Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Nurseries of Australian Schoolboys' Rugby" (PDF 0.8 MB). Australian Schools Rugby Union. 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  3. ↑ ARU 2010, p. 42.
  4. ↑ ARU 2010, p. 36-37.
  5. ↑ "Australian Under 20s Named for JWC". Australian Rugby. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Dominic Shipperley". It's Rugby. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Dom Shipperley". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Rebels-bound Shipperley joins Reds exodus". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  9. ↑ Cronin, Andrew (30 June 2015). "Rebels-bound winger Dom Shipperley set for long stint on sidelines following ankle surgery". The Courier Mail. News. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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