Nic Stirzaker
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| Stirzaker at the 2014 NRC Launch | |||
| Full name | Nic Stirzaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb) | ||
| School | Knox Grammar School, Sydney | ||
| University | Sydney University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-Half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014 | Melbourne Rising | 9 | (30) |
| correct as of 4 December 2014. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013 | Manawatu | 10 | (15) |
| correct as of 22 October 2013. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012– | Rebels | 37 | (15) |
| correct as of 14 June 2015. | |||
Nic Stirzaker (born 8 March 1991) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is scrum-half. He represents the Rebels in Super Rugby and Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championship.
Family and early life
Stirzaker was born in England to South African parents, but was raised in Australia from the age of two. He is one of three brothers and developed his love of Rugby at Knox Grammar School in Sydney.[1]
Rugby career
Stirzaker was a member of the Melbourne Rebels Extended Playing Squad for the 2012 Super Rugby season and subsequently became a member of the senior squad in the 2013 Super Rugby season. In March 2014, he signed a contract extension with the Rebels that would see him play in Melbourne until the end of the 2015 Super Rugby season.[2]
In late 2013, he was released to the Manawatu Turbos playing in the New Zealand ITM Cup,[3] after which he returned to Melbourne to train with the Rebels for 2014 under new coach Tony McGahan.[4] However, he sustained pre-season ankle injury which sidelined him for the start of the 2014 Super Rugby season.[5]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 15 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Rebels | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Rebels | 11 | 2 | 9 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Rebels | 8 | 4 | 4 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Rebels | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1039 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 17 | 1626 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Nic Stirzaker". Melbourne Rebels. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Stirzaker extends Rebels contract" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ Lamp, Peter (4 July 2013). "Stirzaker not short of gas". Manawatu Standard. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Competition heats up between young Rebel halves ahead of new campaign". Super Rugby News. Sanzar. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ↑ Carroll, Theo (19 February 2014). "Contenders - Scrumhalf" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.