Sean Hardman (born 6 May 1977) is a former Australian

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player who played as a hooker for the

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in the

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competition. He also represented internationally, where he made his debut against in 2002.

Career

Hardman debuted for the Reds in 1999 against the

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and has since played over 100 games for the Queensland side. Hardman has also represented Australia at test, under 21 and A level and was the Wallabies third string hooker at the

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behind

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and Stephen Moore. Hardman made his test debut against France in 2002 but slowly fell out of favour with the Wallaby selectors despite consistent form with the Reds and did not make another test appearance until 2006 in the Wallabies 49–0 defeat against the

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with a cameo off the bench. Hardman would again play for the Wallabies against a second string South African side in the 2007 tri nations, again off the bench and was a surprise inclusion into the Wallabies 2007 Rugby World cup squad as the third hooker as it was expected that either Jeremy Paul or

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would be chosen ahead of him. Hardman played one game at the world cup coming off the bench against Canada in Australia's final pool match.

References

External links

Queensland Reds Profile
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