Tim Walsh (rugby union)
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| Full name | Tim Walsh | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 85kg | ||||||||
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Tim Walsh is an Australian rugby union coach and a former professional player. He is currently Head Coach for Australian Women's Sevens team. Walsh formerly played as a fly-half for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby, and for several professional teams in England and Italy. He is a former captain of the Australian Sevens team.
Early life
Walsh was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane.[1] He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1996, and went on to play for Australia Under-19s in 1998.
Rugby career
Walsh began his professional rugby career at the Queensland Reds in 1999, earning two provincial caps off the bench in the Ricoh National Championship.[2] He represented the Australia Under-21s in 2000 and also played for Australian Universities. Walsh later returned to play Super Rugby for Queensland in 2004 and 2010.[3]
In England Walsh played at Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership. He also spent several seasons playing in the Guinness Championship for Worcester Warriors, Birmingham and Solihull R.F.C. and Newbury RFC where he was captain. He finished his career in Italy in 2012 playing for Petrarca Padova.
Internationally, Walsh played for the Australian Sevens team for several seasons on the Sevens World Series circuit, and captained the team.[4]
Coaching
Walsh became head coach of the Australia Women's Sevens team in 2013,[5] and qualified the team for the 2016 Olympic Sevens tournament. In September 2015, he took over as interim Head Coach of the Australia Men's Sevens team for their Olympic qualification campaign, following the resignation of Geraint John.[6]
References
- ↑ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ↑ "Annual Report 1999" (PDF 1.9 MB). Queensland Rugby. 1999. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (24 January 2010). "Tim Walsh in dream run for Queensland Reds". The Sunday Mail. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive interview with Tim Walsh ahead of Edinburgh Sevens". UR7s. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, Steele (7 October 2013). "Aussies repel Fiji for Oceania Sevens crown". Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Browning, Jennifer (7 September 2015). "Australia's men's rugby sevens coach confident of qualifying for Rio Olympics despite upheaval". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.