Luke Inman (born 27 December 1977) is an Australian former professional

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. Inman is a nephew of rugby league player

Bob McCarthy Bob McCarthy MBE (born 5 August 1946) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. He lat ...

and elder brother of rugby union player

Mitch Inman Mitch Inman (born 24 October 1988) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either centre or wing . He represents the Rebels in Super Rugby. Playing history Inman is a graduate of Saint Ignatius' College in Syd ...

. A Waverley College product, Inman made over 100 first-grade appearances with

Sydney University The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...

, where he studied for a medical degree. He broke into the Waratahs side during the

2001 Super 12 season The 2001 Super 12 season was the sixth season of the Super 12, contested by teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The season ran from February to May 2001, with each team playing all the others once. At the end of the regular seaso ...

, taking the centre position vacated by Jason Little, who had left to play in England. By the end of the season, Inman had crossed for five tries, two of which came in an away match against the Hurricanes in New Plymouth. He represented Australia in rugby sevens, including at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

in Melbourne, with the team finishing fourth. Inman has held the

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roles at

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clubs Manly, Sydney Roosters and Canterbury.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inman, Luke 1977 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players New South Wales Waratahs players Sydney University Football Club players Rugby union centres People educated at Waverley College Australian sports physicians Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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