Nathan Lawson (born 23 January 1999) is an Australian professional
rugby union player who plays as a
forward
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for the
Australia national sevens team.
International career
Lawson attended
Newington College graduating in 2016. He was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was a last-minute replacement for Henry Paterson who was injured. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal. He competed for
Australia
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at the
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
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in
Cape Town.
References
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1999 births
Living people
Male rugby sevens players
Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
People educated at Newington College
Place of birth missing (living people)
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