Rory Sidey (born 4 July 1986 in Sydney) is an Australian

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player who played for the

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and

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. His primary position is

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Early years

Sidey was educated at Trinity Grammar School, NSW. He represented NSW Under 19s, and Western Sydney Rams in the sole

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, having played his club rugby for

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in the

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. He spent the 2008/09 northern hemisphere season playing for the

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in Wales and played 18 games in the Magners League and the European Heineken Cup.

Super Rugby

In August 2009, Sidey signed with the Sydney-based NSW Waratahs. He scored a try on debut for the Waratahs playing off the bench in the season opener against the Queensland Reds at Suncorp in their come from behind win. Sidey also played in the Super Rugby Semi-final which the Waratahs lost to the Stormers at Newlands, South Africa. StadNSW Waratahs Press Release
/ref> He spent 2011 and 2012 with the Western Force in Perth cementing a spot at inside centre and scoring 4 tries in his opening season for the Force including a double against the Queensland Reds For the 2013 season he joined the

. He made his Rebels debut in Round 1 of the

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, against the Force, at home at

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. He played inside centre.

Education

Sidey is a Chinese

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and has a Bachelor of Law from Macquarie University.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
1986 births Living people Australian rugby union players Dragons RFC players People educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales) Rugby union players from Sydney Western Force players New South Wales Waratahs players Rugby union centres Melbourne Rebels players Australian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Wales {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub