Tom Cusack

Tom Cusack
Date of birth (1990-09-06) September 6, 1990
Place of birth Canberra, ACT
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2013- Australia

Tom Cusack (born 1 March 1993) (aka Thomas) is a professional Rugby Union player. He represents Australia in Sevens Rugby. Born in Canberra, ACT and playing for the Canberra Royals at club level, he debuted for Australia in February 2013. As of December 2015, he currently has 13 caps.

Tom is a member of Australian Rugby Union’s National Academy and is currently playing with Canberra Royals. He has previously represented Australia at the Schoolboys and under-20 levels. A former member of the ARU National Gold Squad, the ARU’s national Rugby development program for high school students, Tom showed a talent for Rugby at an early age. He was brought into the Australian Sevens squad for the Wellington 7s in 2013, and quickly established himself as an asset with ball in hand. A graduate of Marist College Canberra, Tom is currently completing a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Exercise Science at University of Canberra. Most recently, Tom represented the Canberra Vikings in the newly-formed National Rugby Championship. He also represented Australia in the 2013 Rugby World Cup, scoring 2 tries, and was a squad member in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland.[1][2]

References

  1. "Player Profile". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  2. "Tom Cusack using Royals comeback to ignite Australian sevens revival". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
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